Electronic petions or e-petitions are quite popular at present. Be they about Tibet or women in the  catholic synod they give a very easy way for petitioners to support their favorite cause from the comfort of their computer chair - even if our in-boxes can get overwhelmed by pleas to support right now!

I have to own up to being the author of one such campaign - Hands off our Coops!  The e-petition is powered by gopetition.com for free. The online software gives a good selection of management tools to keep track of thousands of signatures albiet with the ubiquitous (not too intrusive) google ads. There are many other on-line petition sites but this one seemed to me the most robust and easy to manage. The trick with  all such campaigns  is the  effectiveness of the  publicity - an existing network that can be set running virally is the key. Petitions supporting football issues seem to do this without any effort.

Have you used on-line petitions? Tell us your experiences and whilst you are at it  sign the "Hands off our Coops!" petition

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