4350water - referendum mode ...
This section will appear at the top of 4350water until 6.00 pm on 29 July 2006.
4350water is a blog providing commentary on the proposed Toowoomba Water Futures project.
A referendum on the introduction of recycled sewage into Toowoomba's drinking water supply has been scheduled for 29 July 2006. During the referendum period (from 27 May until 29 July), 4350water will continue to provide commentary on the proposed Toowoomba Water Futures project. During this period, if you wish to submit comments, it will be necessary to use a blogger name. Anonymous comments will not be permitted, however, pseudonyms such as "waterage", "anti-thorley" or "pro-thorley" etc. are allowed.
4350water provides links to certain other blogs and websites but, other than in relation to 4350election and it's ok to say no, is not responsible for, and has no control over, the content of those blogs or websites.
For further commentary on this issue see - End of the blogs? Short answer ... or End of the blogs? Long answer ...
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 6:00 PM
1 Comments:
The Regulation on the Toowoomba referendum is an interesting read.
Section 5 (o) refers to Section 392 of the Local Government Act.
The Regulation does not seek to extend the application of Section 392 to include publishing on the internet. Nor could it - it would be necessary to amend the Local Government Act to achieve this.
The reason for 4350water requiring those who wish to submit comments during the referendum period to use a blogger name is to more closely align the blog with the format of talk-back radio. Talk-back radio normally requires those making comments to provide a name (which may or may not be a real name).
Any attempt by the Qld government to shut down or otherwise interfere with particular blogs without imposing similar requirements on talk-back radio, chat rooms and letters to the editors of newspapers will be seen as an attempt by State government officials to harass these blogs in an attempt to stifle political debate.
5:51 PM, May 22, 2006
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