Comments on: Nitwit learns the seriousness of data nitwittery http://idealgovernment.com/2008/01/nitwit_learns_the_seriousness_of_data_nitwittery/ What do we want from Internet-age government? Wouldn't it be better if... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:23:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ideal Gov administrator http://idealgovernment.com/2008/01/nitwit_learns_the_seriousness_of_data_nitwittery/comment-page-1/#comment-2008 Ideal Gov administrator Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:49:15 +0000 http://nitwit_learns_the_seriousness_of_data_nitwittery#comment-2008 Very good point Paul, and very good challenge/suggestion. I think we can muster the odd advocate, and we can always ask the IPS press office to help out :-) Do you have experience of using the debatemapper? It looks intriguing, but I can sometimes be seduced by the superficial appeal of an attractive-looking tool. Does it need a good debate-mapper-moderator? Very good point Paul, and very good challenge/suggestion. I think we can muster the odd advocate, and we can always ask the IPS press office to help out :-)

Do you have experience of using the debatemapper? It looks intriguing, but I can sometimes be seduced by the superficial appeal of an attractive-looking tool. Does it need a good debate-mapper-moderator?

]]> By: Paul Johnston http://idealgovernment.com/2008/01/nitwit_learns_the_seriousness_of_data_nitwittery/comment-page-1/#comment-2009 Paul Johnston Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:59:29 +0000 http://nitwit_learns_the_seriousness_of_data_nitwittery#comment-2009 William I am a bit frightened to share this piece of personal data about me, but despite being a regular reader of this site, I still see myself as an ignoramus in relation to the ID cards debate. What would be useful to me would be a clear presentation of the pros and cons. Would it make sense to try to get all sides of the debate to collaboratively map their argument on a tool such as https://debatemapper.com/sf/home.aspx? What do you think? And who might one be able to rope in to provide a good taste of the arguments in favour? Paul William

I am a bit frightened to share this piece of personal data about me, but despite being a regular reader of this site, I still see myself as an ignoramus in relation to the ID cards debate. What would be useful to me would be a clear presentation of the pros and cons. Would it make sense to try to get all sides of the debate to collaboratively map their argument on a tool such as https://debatemapper.com/sf/home.aspx? What do you think? And who might one be able to rope in to provide a good taste of the arguments in favour?

Paul

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