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[Tags: egov transparency everything_is_miscellaneous ]

I’m on a mailing list where one particular member is so abusive of those who disagree with him — which includes most of the people on the list — that reading his latest post reminded me to donate to the ACLU.

In fact, I’d like the ACLU to send this guy a message saying that “A donation in your name has been made as a response to your behavior on the ______ list.” It wouldn’t change his behavior, but such an option on non-profits’ sites might spur some more giving. (Citing the venue where the obnoxious behavior occurred would be optional.)

Of course, you can already make a donation in someone’s name at many sites. I’m not suggesting a new facility. I’m suggesting a way to market it.

(During the Howard Dean campaign, some contributor to the blog’s comment thread started the practice of responding to trolls by kicking in another few dollars to the Dean campaign, and thanking the troll for the spur. I loved that idea.)

[Tags: marketing aclu ]

Reform the FCCYesterday

There are lots of ideas, resources, and discussion about how to reform the FCC at the aptly named Reforming the FCC site put together by Public Knowledge and Silicon Flatirons.

[Tags: fcc net_neutrality ]

Daily (intermittent) Open-Ended Puzzle: Wikipedia body partsJanuary 6

Einstein’s brain has its own Wikipedia entry. There is in fact a Wikipedia category for articles about famous body parts. Without referring to that page, what body parts of which individuals do you think deserve their own Wikipedia entries?

[Tags: wikipedia body_parts ]

Ada Lovelace DayJanuary 6

Suw Charman-Anderson has started a pledge at PledgeBank that asks 1,000 people to agree to blog about a woman in technology on the birthday of Ada Lovelace, March 24. [Tags: ada_lovelace women_in_technology ]