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I {heart} N4 stickers in shop and restaurant windows to celebrate the awards / champion good reviews / publicise the site to new people.
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I think what Ian was suggesting that the site doesn't have a 'corporate view', and he is right, it doesn't and won't. There's no office to hold an official view.
At the same time, it is perfectly reasonable to use the site as a way to gather up groups of like-minded people for the purposes of book clubs, letter-writing, knitting or baiting medi.
The only difference about campaigning is that people may well hold alternate views and people holding those views are as welcome as any other. So we can't say "Stroudgreen says vote BNP" as it wouldn't be true, however much some of us would want to.
But in the reasonably inoffensive case of writing to a nice railwaymen, I don't think it's a big deal and it certainly doesn't set a precedent.
In practice, I'm not sure saying you are from, or "writing on behalf of" a website adds that much to the value of the letter you want to send. A list of real names would send, in my view, a more powerful message.
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@staplejack: Yeah that's the sort of thing I have in mind. Though incidentally I'm conflicted about the N4 connection, as N4 is much wider than Stroud Green (http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/N4.html), but that's a minor quibble.
@Andy: I agree, I wouldn't want people dashing off things on my behalf either. But I would suggest that there is a difference between a corporate view and a system of awards (annually, say) allocated by vote. If we had a 'best restaurant service' award, and the majority voted for Pappagone rather than La Porchetta, would the Porchettas amongst use really refuse to endorse the result or insist on leaving the forum in disgust? If they would then my understanding of humanity would be enriched by them explaining why that didn't make them a complete arse.
Issues like politics should, of course, be left alone.
Incidentally I think we can make hounding Medi a formal and corporate part of SG.org.
Arky
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An 'as voted by the members of' is fine isn't it, it's just the 'we love you, signed' I don't want a part of.
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Fair distinction. A
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A new Victoria Line train broke down in front of me at Pimlico last night. They kicked everyone off and it went out of service. A
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Why are you signing your posts?
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An eccentricity. I was once told that we're supposed to cultivate them.
Picked up another new train today. Looks like it's regular northbound hitting Pimlico about 5:40, if anyone's looking. A
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Did any one send in the commendation for the southbound platform man or did it get all difficult ?
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Not yet, but I did establish this morning that his name is 'Monti'. Perfect. Thanks for the reminder, I will send my missive off to the link that Tallboy provided. A
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I don't like the automatic voice on the new Victoria Line trains. It's far too enthusiastic.
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