Posts by Ian Dalziel
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Polity: Let the big lies flow, in reply to Nick Russell,
That is not dirty politics. That is a democracy at work.
No, it’s adults being dicks – so much for the greater good of the country or healthy and reasoned debate, it’s not the system I want dictating, nay scrub that, deciding our future…
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Speaker: Are we seeing the end of MSM,…, in reply to Brent Jackson,
how come the headline writers don’t get to see (or notice) something like that ?
Justive must be ‘c’ed to be believed?
Many errors happen in captions and headings – I’m not sure if spellchecking programs run in final layout programs, people rushing, errant digits, no one seems to check final ‘pages’ (product) any more – and Aussie subs, say no more…
…then again, I found another couple of ‘climactics’ in a reputable science site article on climate, and spell checker won’t pick them up, only a rap on the knuckles reinforces that!
The NZ Herald also hosts this column on marketing:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/small-business-sme/news/article.cfm?c_id=85&objectid=11610507
about bad marketing material – case in point the caption:What do you think about these six bullets points?
Firing blanks, methinks…
they try to get it right later on:What do you think about these six bullets?
But the attempt is still ‘pointless’
– I want to put one bullet through the copywriter…Please, before you create any communication be in website copy, a brochure, an advertisement, your next newsletter; before you send anything out – put your customers’ shoes on.
1. Have you eliminated the I’s, we’s?
2. Is it chock full of benefits to them?
3. Is it of interest to them?
4. Is it glorifying you. If so will they care?
P.S. This applies on the personal explanation front to.Oddly they leave out proofreading – their errors have been highlighted
I’ll give them the last word, if they don’t mind eating their own:
Whoever put this together for them; along with whoever approved it; should be fired! Or at least severely reprimanded.
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The Young Ones…
And most of all, where are the kids who want to vote? I’m all for lowering the voting age, but I’ve seen little indication that it’s something all that many of them want
More to the point where is the vehicle for their voice, FaceBook aside there is little outlet for them in the MSM, unless they are ‘celebrities’.
Young Labour was talking about it (lowering the voting age) back in 2012
http://younglabour.org.nz/we-have-fun-we-debate-we-cheer-we-campaign
(but sadly I can’t find any more recent mentions there)
<edit add> - I just checked the Young Nats site: http://www.youngnats.org.nz/
lowering the vote doesn't seem to be on their radar at all - in fact they don't even have any issues they are focusing on!Initiatives like Rockenrol aimed at getting the currently eligible young to vote …
…there is a movement in the UK: http://www.votesat16.org/about/
…and the US has the National Youth Rights Association: http://youthrights.org/issues/voting-age/top-ten-reasons-to-lower-the-voting-age/
The Chchch Council used to have a Youth Council with some success – there seems to still be one going with some support from the Chch City Council – http://www.chchyouthcouncil.org.nz/ – a voice for youth is most important for Chchch’s future (and the whole country).
Hopefully things have changed from my days in High School and student activism – once we got movement on hair length and lessening restrictions on uniforms the groundswell of student support dropped away and had no real appetite for the ongoing push for curriculum changes or involvement in governance – Student Councils helped a bit, but were largely illusory input.
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The Beatles with a string section?
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Sunday Star Times today (Sun 27/3) has a masthead-level plug for a story in the Sunday magazine about a New Zealand director's documentary series on climate change:
Changing the world
Kiwi director's climactic message to 430 million viewersReally?
I don't think this is her last word on the matter...
...but it is evidence of rising 'c' levels amongst illiterate reporters and subs.
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The state is out of date
Why stop at a UBI - this guy, Gregory Sams, makes a lot of sense.The top-down state holds its power because we believe in it. Ultimately it is as simple as that. There is a Native American saying that goes "When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount." There is no point in getting another rider, changing the horse’s diet, or buying a stronger whip. The state is out of date, and just how we can do it better is a key element of my book. The first step is to diagnose the disease and stop expecting the state to ever legislate us into peace and happiness.
Interview below:
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Legal Beagle: The flag referendum:…, in reply to Tom Semmens,
Key hasn't got a Legacy to stand on...
Duncan Garner sort of has a go...For once the prime minister has seriously misjudged the mood of the public.
And after all these years of preaching financial constraint, that's $26 million down the toilet.
Every politician hates losing, but Key hates it more than anyone. It's a big part of his success, both before and after entering politics. It's what drives him.
He's a chirpy, happy, likeable, positive, ambitious, calculating, smiling assassin.
I also respected Helen Clark. And she could be warm and likable – especially away from the cameras.
Key has no time for losing – runs a mile from political disasters, like they never actually happened.
The flag result is a disaster for him.
But it's also not. He'll say, 'Oh well, we gave you a chance, we move on'.http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/the-flag-debate/78253159/duncan-garner-the-flagging-fortunes-of-a-leader-chasing-a-legacy
but still trots out the excuses...His legacy is that he could end up being the most popular prime minister of all time. A man with few economic options, so he traded on his personality.
On the other hand, Labour and its support partners had golden economic times while in power.
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Hard News: More than a bang on the head, in reply to william blake,
Long pause
sub clause...
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Hard News: Friday Music: Making the…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Lyttelton ... full moon
In the end I got crook and weary and didn't make it - and apologies to those I enthused about David Mitchell's appearance, as apparently he also didn't make it to town to play - but a great night was had by all I hear, big crowd, guest appearances by Paul Kean (Bats) and John Collie (Straitjacket Fits) - a night of legends!
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Legal Beagle: The flag referendum:…, in reply to Paul Campbell,
the most partisan voters seem to have been National supporters
Encouragingly Chchch Central pretty much mirrored the final breakdown
56.4% Current flag
43.4% Key/Lockwood
(Auckland Central was much the same)Hopefully that indicates Nicky Wagner's exit from the electorate next year...