Comments on: Save Radio NZ dethrones Key

By: DeepRed

DeepRed — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:24:06 +0000

It should also be pointed out that Save Radio NZ has gone from zero to hero in just a few weeks, whereas the Key Fan Club has been around for quite a long while now.

By: Clint Heine

Clint Heine — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:21:33 +0000

No it means that some people measure successes on the sizes of a facebook group.

By: Craig Glen Eden

Craig Glen Eden — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:59:58 +0000

So does this mean radio NZ is more sexy than Key or?

By: Bright Red

Bright Red — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:11:29 +0000

but you’ve got to be careful that you’re looking at the main group on a given issue. For example, there was a second save rnz group that got abandoned and antoher wellywood group that has a few hundred members

and if a group isn’t publicised (like the RNZ one was one the standard and elsewhere) it won’t get the kickstart it needs

By: Bright Red

Bright Red — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:02:57 +0000

yup.

By: mickysavage

mickysavage — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:27:49 +0000

Sorry for the slightly off topic post but there is an interesting group titled “Can this Brain Eating Zombie get more fans than Roger Douglas?”

The link is here.

The more the merrier …

By: lukas

lukas — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:26:25 +0000

and when only 125 people identify with a cause does that also mean something?

By: Bright Red

Bright Red — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:22:16 +0000

I seem to remember righties jumping for joy at the size of Key’s fan group a year and a half ago.

It’s not a scientific measure; it’s not a poll. But when 19,000 people choose to publicly identify with a cause, that means something.

By: lukas

lukas — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:54:18 +0000

BR- you can not seriously use Facebook as a measure of public support for something, it is as unreliable as an internet poll.

As an example, I am sure there are a couple more people than the 125 people in this group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=34992433170&ref=search&sid=747586619.3346124429..1 who want what the group is about.

By: Bright Red

Bright Red — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:48:47 +0000

I think 19,000 people choosing to put their support behind an issue is significant. It’s entirely voluntary for people to join and they largely find out by word of mouth.

I think that makes it a valid yardstick of wider public opinion.

No-one’s saying it’s scientific but have you seen the ‘kill RNZ’ group? That disparity in number of members tells me something.

By: Lanthanide

Lanthanide — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:27:47 +0000

Thankfully the Wellywood sign isn’t going to go ahead:

“The proposed Wellywood sign is a violation of Hollywood’s trademark, United States lawyers say.”

” He said he thought communities were better off creating something that symbolised their own community. “Recreating the Hollywood sign might be cute for a little while, but if you’re going to leave it up there, you’re better to do something that’s unique.”

However, Wellington Airport, which is paying for the sign to be erected on its land, remains firm, simply reiterating its one-line statement issued on Tuesday: “We are confident we will meet all our legal obligations in relation to the sign.”"

“And now Wellington city councillors say they learned about it only through The Dominion Post.”

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/3437938/Wellywood-sign-a-no-go-US-lawyers

captcha: representation

By: Pascal's bookie

Pascal's bookie — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:23:40 +0000

Having sex with goats: Less popular than Nact’s broadcasting policy.

Low bar: Achieved

By: lukas

lukas — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:14:18 +0000

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2207372545

By: The Baron

The Baron — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:08:30 +0000

I am so sick of commentary based on how many facebook fans something gets. “That gives a taste of the incredible depth of feeling that New Zealanders have on this issue”. Does it? Really?

I find that people will join nearly anything on facebook – idiotic or otherwise.

Of course, it ain’t only you that think facebook is a reasonable proxy for testing public opinion. You, TV3, TVNZ, The Herald are all as bad as each other. Will you be introducing random vox-pop into the standard too?