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Interactive Campaigning ala Wiki

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the let-the-edit-wars-begin dept.

brettlg writes to tell us LinuxInsider is reporting that Utah Democratic hopeful, Peter Ashdown, is hoping to leverage his knowledge of the internet and small business resourcefulness to take down the incumbent Senator Orrin Hatch next year. From the article: "Peter Ashdown is the founder of Xmission, Utah's oldest Internet service provider (ISP). His Web site includes a blog and a monthly live chat session. But Ashdown's site takes public participation on his campaign Web site one step further -- opening his platform to all. The site is based on the "Wiki" open-source model made famous by Wikipedia."

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  1. That's the problem with politicians... by Phariom · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...they never learn from history.

  2. Re:Great Ideas, over qualified though... by darjen · · Score: 2, Funny
    one of his previous jobs was a Computer Tech, which makes him over qualified for Politics

    I'd say that holding just about any job would make one overqualified to be a politician, including most forms of unskilled labor. Tells you how much I respect most politicians, hehe.

  3. Re:Well... by vertinox · · Score: 2, Funny

    I just hit up his wiki at:

    http://vote.peteashdown.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Pa ge

    And under the main article it clearly states:

    "I AM PETER OF GAYTORIA HEAR MY ROAR"

    So I think partisan politics is the least of his worries with an open wiki. Heck... Even encyclopediadramatica isn't an open wiki.

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    "I am the king of the Romans, and am superior to rules of grammar!"
    -Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368-1437)
  4. Re:Great way to Hatch a campaign by aussie_a · · Score: 2, Funny

    Senator Orrin Hatch who once advocated putting malware on people's computers in order to stop them from downloading songs.

    I take it once he retires he'll be joining Sony?

  5. Re:Off-topic: Leverage. by Reverend528 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Using big words like "leverage" allows one to leverage their $40,000 degree in Journalism.

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    Badass Resumes
  6. Re:Great way to Hatch a campaign by geminidomino · · Score: 2, Funny

    I take it once he retires he'll be joining Sony?

    Aww, that's cute. aussie_a doesn't think he's already on their payroll. ;)

  7. Re:Well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Looks like someone who is currently at 161.184.178.6 (come on if enough people 'ping' him...), keeps thinking that it's a funny joke, or perhaps this Peter lives in Gaytoria, Canada.

  8. Re:I can ruin him in Two Words by pashdown · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh come now, my record reviews weren't that bad.