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The petition tag on WindowsForum.com covers user-driven campaigns and online activism related to technology and broader social issues. Discussions include petitions urging Microsoft to release Windows 7 early, requests for Creative to provide full Vista driver support, and opposition to the EU-mandated browser choice screen. Beyond tech, threads address petitions against school corporal punishment, for pole dancing as an Olympic sport, and against benefits for rioters. These examples show how petitions serve as a tool for users to voice opinions and attempt to influence corporate or government decisions, often sparking debate about the effectiveness of online activism.
  1. whoosh

    VIDEO Thousands sign no benefits for rioters petition

  2. reghakr

    Pole dancing seeks an Olympic leg-up

    Exotic dancers want to be part of the Games and stranger things have happened – but why don't we try superinjuncting? Having started out totally sleazy and ended up halfway respectable, pole dancing has travelled in the opposite direction to the Olympic movement. Yet the former is pushing...
    • reghakr
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    • artistic events athlete development cash influence competition cultural medals demonstration sports governing body grassroots participation gymnastics historical events london 2012 olympics petition pole dancing public perception sky sports sponsorship sporting events sports superinjunction
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  3. cybercore

    Online Activism Aims to Stop School Spankings

    Can social media make a real difference for a cause? It's a challenge taken on by Marc Ecko and his Unlimited Justice, a campaign to fight corporal punishment in U.S. schools. More than just an isolated campaign, it's an example of how the Internet is changing modern activism. Online...
    • cybercore
    • Thread
    • activism awareness change community engagement corporal punishment credibility digital activism education reform foursquare campaign game mechanics influence marc ecko petition protests slacktivism social social media student rights unlimited justice
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  4. R

    Windows 7 Browser Choice Screen update for Europeans users only

    Browser Choice Screen update for Europeans users only: Link Removed i don't understand why the EU is making microsoft do this. hopefully it doesn't happen in the usa. anyway somebody has already started a petition to microsoft to not do it: http://www.petitiononline.com/t647lf75/petition.html
    • rickcrawley
    • Thread
    • browser choice europe internet microsoft petition regulation software update users
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
  5. Radenight

    Windows 7 Petition to release Windows 7 now....

    Apparently there's a petition to have Microsoft release Windows 7 now... though I agree and think they should get on with things and release it now.. I very much doubt it will work... If you want to "sign" the online petition though click the link below. :) Release Windows 7™ |...
    • Radenight
    • Thread
    • campaign community discussion microsoft online petition release signature tom's hardware windows 7
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Windows News
  6. kemical

    Creative drivers for vista

    Hi some of you may be aware of the 'rumpus' thats been happening over at the creative forums.. If you haven't, here's a quick run down: As you may be aware many of creatives products don't have the same functionality in Vista as they do in XP. Creative have said that it's not possible to...
    • kemical
    • Thread
    • audio community compatibility creative creative labs driver development driver issues drivers feedback forum functionality legacy support modded drivers petition software tech support user experience windows windows vista
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Software Updates
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