Deliberation

For more subtle, and less rushed deliberation, arrange ongoing discussions, rather than quick chats. Any technology that facilitates a relay of responses or conversations can be used. Dialogue can be public—in an open environment with multiple participants—or private—between two users. Many discussion forums include both, allowing participants to converse with each other outside the general discussion.

• ongoing discussions
  • these allow people to take part in a longer discussion over several days or weeks, joining in whenever they have time.
  • E.g. discussion forums, e-mail mailing lists and virtual worlds.

• Electronic mailing list
  • all subscribed individuals automatically receive e-mails sent to the list
    • Newsletters - email information releases - one to many
      • subscribe a newsletter - Dublin City Council News
      • newsletter archive - Guilden Sutton, Chester

• • • E-mailing list - many to many

• • • • E-mailing list archive - E-democracy.org: Brighton & Hove, Minnesota Politics Discussion (Yahoo Groups)
      • creating an e-mailing list
      • E-mailing list software: Mailman, Sympa and " GroupServer, etc.

• Discussion forums

• • an on-line service that allows registered users to post questions and responses to other posted questions. In a discussion forum participants with common interests can exchange open messages and develop their arguments.

• • AdviceNI - Tax Credit Overpayments
  • Ballymoney Borough Council - Bulletin board
  • Dublin.ie - city community forum
  • creating your own discussion forum

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  - these allow people to take part in a longer discussion over several days or weeks, joining in whenever they have time
  - e.g. discussion forums, e-mail mailing lists, e-newsletter and virtual worlds.

Electronic mailing list

• Newsletters - one to many
  • 1-2-ALL Broadcast E-mail Software
  • AdvoKit
  • e-Campaign
  • Interspire SendStudio
  • PHPList
• E-mailing list - many to many
  • Adaptive Mailing List
  • Arrow Mailing List Server
  • Dada Mail
  • DoList
  • Ezmlm
  • GroupServer
  • Infacta GroupMail
  • ListServ
  • Mailman
  • MajorDomo
  • Sympa

Discussion forums

• ASP-DEv XM Forums
• DiscusWare software
• dotNetBB
• InstantForum.NET
• Invision Power Board
• Jive Forums
• phpBB
• SiteNet BBS
• Snitz Forum
• Ultimate Bulletin Board
• vBulletin
• Yazd Discussion Forum
• YaBB forum