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=studentdave]Hi all,
I'm studying in Sheffield, architecture and planning, currently putting together an essay about the use of the internet in public participation for planning and I was directed to your forum by a colleage who said it was a great way to see an interactive debate about planning and politics. (She was one of the team who put on art installations around 'Accy' during early 2006, there was lots of orange.)

So you thought, why waste time thinking about it myself, I'll get this lot to write my essay for me all I have to do then is copy and paste.

From what I can work out there are some politians and council workers who log on to debate with the public. I'd like to ask what people think of this process?

The process is wonderful, one person posts something, then someone else posts something, then perhaps the first person or even a third person posts something, the answers given may be haphazard and never follow any form of logic, but the process is perfect.

I have one comment, taken from a thread which says 'Glad you could show yourself at last Gayle, It's a pity you could not be straight forward like Graham Jones who gained much respect on this site simply by being honest.'

Perhaps the next time you quote a member, you could save us all alot of time and effort by posting a link to the thread you stole it from then we will have a chance of making sense of it by putting it back in context.

wondering if people agree?

Yes sometimes people do agree though sometimes they don't it's called discussion (or possibly argument).

who Graham Jones is?

You're the student do some research.

do you feel like the councillors listen to your comments,

Not on here but they may read them.

Would it be better to have more people like this online?

More people like what online? we are a mixed bag varying from one extreme to the other, agreeing on some things disagreeing on others.

Your responses would be really interesting.

There you assume too much I have it on good authority my responses are as dull as ditch water, childish and make no sense at all.

When you finally finish with your learning which I hope will be successful, don't forget about us, all information has a price so when you start work don't just concentrate on paying off your student loan, bung a bit to accyweb as well.