Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

According to today's Sunday Times, forums like Accrington Web might be at the very epicentre of the forthcoming General Election.

'IT’S a parallel world where David Cameron smacks his daughter, civil servants emerge from No 10 with black eyes and Tony Blair votes for the Tories because he thinks they are on the side of multi-millionaires like him. Welcome to a web election that is using digitally altered posters, video “mash-ups” and internet trickery in what many politicians believe is the future of campaigning'

'It is being fought not by party machines but activists and members of the public on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other social media sites. Supporters of Labour and the Tories are using Photoshop techniques to hijack party messages and substitute their own attacks instead.'
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle7043919.ece

Mancie's certainly played his part, and made sure Accy Web is part of the people's internet election revolution.
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ter-51386.html

This clip was mentionedin the article, so I just had to search it out.
YouTube - Sexcameron - David Cameron / Justin Timberlake mashup

'Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there.'
- George Orwell.

Vive la Revolution...and the part internet forums like Accy Web are playing.

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

I'd have thought you'd have been pleased, to get a name check in the press.

'It is being fought not by party machines but activists.'

:rolleyes:

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

Accy Web has around 250 hard core members, which ain't really going to rock the boat is it

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

I couldn't possibly comment, other than to say that it's predicted to be a close call, so every vote might count.

;)

Is your little chum Cllr. Britcliffe included in the 250 membership?

After all those three posts were fairly hard core.

:rolleyes:

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

3 post hardly suggest an avid user

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

You only need to use heroin once to be a smack head.

;)

:D

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

Accyweb membership increases day by day, who knows today Hyndburn tomorrow the world?

Whereas a local Political party is losing members, I've heard it claimed as many as 3 up to present, another 1 and they'll be down to 50% of their total.

:)

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

...and interestingly at least two of the prospective Conservative candidates for Hyndburn, who haven't even been selected yet, have chosen to join our happy band, here at Accy Web.

So that's two who acknowledge it's usefulness as a means of communication.

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

Ah, yes but they are proper Tories go where they are told, do as they are told, in fact perfect for the party line.

Not like our home grown heading sharply to the left, militant action? We'll show them militant action, Tories.

By the way what's happened to the local road sweepers? We can't move down town because of all the confetti-like pieces of cardboard spread around the gutters.
:confused:

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

I would have liked to see 'Dave' impose a candidate list if the late Mayoress of Hyndburn, Monica Renshaw, was still with us.

She'd have been up for G.B.H., with her handbag safely stored in an evidence bag.

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

Why ever would enyone wish to refer to Mancie's postings on this website? Lets face it, he is the Mr Bean of the Accy Web - very well meaning, but invariably ending up in a muddle and then a disaster.

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

ok.. no need to get all uptty about it :D

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

Here he is, bang on trend.

Making Accy Web his tool.

:D

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

its true though .. 13 years ago there wasnt many people on the web at home like there is nowadays .. there wasnt local forums as such for people to talk on .. in elections back in the 80s and 90s all you got was the leaflets through your door and what was in the local papers and when people came knocking on your door .. people now have the web to look and find stuff .. local forums and national forums to complain on ..

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

it's a simple reaction to some of the one sided posts on here..simple as that.

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

'Tis true.

Through no fault of their own the newspaper journalists have very little time to publish local stories, plus because of printing restraints they're very often printing old news.

This is a much easier way to gather and broadcast information, and can only be a good thing for democracy and people power.

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

I believe other young activists use Twitter for similar means.

Though I wouldn't know myself re:Twitter, because I think it's naff, peurile, and limiting.

:D

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

I'd go futher and say that no elections have ever been what "we" would call "fair"...the national press have backed the opposition and history tells the press win elections.. but every little helps.. the Tories have the dosh and the best people money can by to win this one.. good luck you ******

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

Have some of this
YouTube - Call-Me-Dave rallies his Party

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

Mancie Daahling - you talk more sense when pi**ed than Tealeaf does when sober:kiss:

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

conservatives wouldnt use twitter would they especially after cameron said anyone who used twitter was a tw@

his words not mine :)

although pretty acurate :D

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

Just noticed there are 665 people viewing General Chat ! .. :eek: Can't believe they are all looking at the 'Bans on Tans' thread.

Now 712 !! Is someone taking the 'p' ?

Editing again !! 730 !!

Oh my goodnes 779 and rising .. :)

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

844 .. LOL. Jaysay eat yer words (don't forget the tomato sauce).

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

I did notice yesterday evening round about 10 ish here = 9 ish UK there was over 1003 on line at one point, I kept hitting the refresh to make sure the confuser wasn't having a hissy fit but no, proper numbers. probably looking for Political scandal ! :D :D

Re: Forget Eton's playing fields. Think Accy Web.
 

There was over 15,000 reading General Chat, late the other night!

I think it's Mancie's doing.

:D