http://www.techpresident.com/techpres/presidential_forum Comments for "Presidential Forum" en http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/24648/youtube_google_announce_presidential_forum#comment-2009 <p>The "debates" so far haven't featured any real questions, at least about policy matters. They've just been puffballs which generate a stock speech. My discussion of the announcement is <a href="http://lonewacko.com/blog/archives/007662.html">here</a>.</p> <p>The only way to select good user-generated questions is described <a href="http://nomoreblather.com/how-to-make-the-cnn-youtube-debate-worthwhile">here</a>. That's much different from the 10questions format, because only bloggers (say, someone who's been blogging for six months) and others with reputation to protect would do the voting. And, their votes would be public, meaning that they'd be putting their reputations on the line if they voted down tough videos or voted up weak videos.</p> Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:42:38 -0400 LonewackoDotCom comment 2009 at http://www.techpresident.com http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/24648/youtube_google_announce_presidential_forum#comment-2007 <p>Townhall style format? They'll be super smart if they take their cues from the MTV/MySpace Candidate Dialogues. Those events have thus far been the high point of voter-participation in a candidate forum.</p> <p>I've blogged about them <a href="http://www.techpresident.com/blog/michael_connery">a number of times</a> here on Tech President.</p> Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:36:24 -0400 Michael Connery comment 2007 at http://www.techpresident.com