User:Maddydowling27/sandbox

Response to Peer Review

1st peer edit response:

User:Maddydowling27/Resistbot/Eungjeonglee Peer Review

I agree I need to alter the language of the text to present a more neutral tone. I will need to eliminate phrases such as "extremely useful" because it displays bias language. I appercitae the feedback on my diverse sources and how I used them within my article.

2nd peer edit response:

User:Maddydowling27/Resistbot/Justin.tsubasa Peer Review

I agree that I need to change a few of my first statmenmts into more factual evidence rather than opinion-based statements. In the comparison section, it was stated that more views on the negatives would show a clearer picture which I agree is some information that would strengthen the article. I appreciate that the reviewer believes it is well constructed, and I also see how my article portrays a favored view of Resistbot which is something I shall work on and eliminate any biased view.

3rd peer edit response:

User:Maddydowling27/Resistbot/Emmettaking Peer Review

I agree that I need to maybe break the article into subtopics as well as eliminate the biased tone displayed in some of the language used. I also see how you noted the usage of the second person, I will definitely fix this mistake. I will also edit out the bias nature of comparing the preference of texting to email. I also see how my linking to all my sources was messed up when uploading and this will also be fixed, along with the mistaken apostrophes.

Drafting Contributions:

Resistbot is growing as a company especially when we look into the political climate of today. Voting in America has become a frequent controversial topic and is seen becoming much more polarized. In today's political climate, voters are given mass amounts of information and left to decipher what and what isn't true. In the 2020 election we could see a lot of voters were fearful and untrusting of the process. Resistbot gave an opportunity to these voters to have their fears fade. Resistbot was able to offer a program that could allow for normal-day citizens to get in contact with a representative to have one on one conversations about government concerns/issues. The fears of many were subsided because they could now go to a person who was informed and in power in order to get a better view of issues rather than looking at the mispread of information on various media sources. However, there is one new fear as a result of this system. This new fear involves being scammed by the system due to its technological qualities.

We can see that the older generation and even some from this current generation are having a hard time adjusting to the switch from in-person to online. Due to the internet being relatively unfiltered, many people are untrusting of posts and things they come across. We saw this in a primary example right after Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed; Reistbot had a message that said if you texted RGB to their number, then this would be counted as a vote for delaying the replacement of the new Supreme Court nomination[1]. However, the general public was convinced that this could be a scam, it seemed too easy and unreliable to actually place a vote towards such a big issue. The message was then later verified as not a scam, but once fully verified on Snopes[2] their time window to vote had already been shut. This issue of people not knowing what is a scam and what isn't is important when looking at a company that solely relies on human action and trust.

A reason why Resistbot is easy to use is due to the easy access and low commitment of sending a simple text. Texting has become more and more frequent, Jason Putorti, the executive director of Resistbot stated that the reason their system uses texting is due to how immediate the responses can get read and sent[3]. Texting is a medium that not all people trust, due to such a large network of scam within the country especially political related, even corporations like local news warn against replying to political texts. [4] Texting is such a large source of communication and can sometimes be spun out of control when personal numbers are leaked to phone books and businesses. For example when interviewing a lady from Arizona, she displayed her concern for how a business like Resistbot retrieved her number and what database it could be leaked into.[5]

Texting as a medium isn't always perfect but it usually is much more efficient than email and in-person interaction. Jason Putorti mentions how in-person interaction will continue to be much more limited due to the result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] The pandemic highlighted how important civic technologies are and how important it is for them to grow just like Resistbot has. Resistbot created an efficient way to spread the voter's ideas to a representative, rather than be an email that goes left in the unread pile and eventually moved to the trash. As long as the texts are coming from the legitimate source then there should be no problems. The only problem relies upon scam businesses trying to imitate Resistbot; the Federal Trade Commission has come out and said that if any sort of text starts asking for personal information such as bank account information, then it should be avoided.[7]Resistbot is currently working on ways to improve its trust with its users.

Despite the legitimacy concerns, Resistbot is becoming extremely useful in modern day issues. Due to White House Offices being slammed with calls and letters due to the 2020 election, many people are unable to schedule calls and in-person visits.[8] Resistbot is able to save time and still convey the message needed to be said to representatives, a quick text is all that is necessary. A way that Resistbot is making an effort to be personal despite the lack of a face to face conversation is that Resistbot does not offer any scripts or pre-planned letters. [9] This gives the voter and representative a bit more faith that this process is legitimate. The app plans to add more additions to its system such as an event map for town hall meetings and scheduled Congress phone calls. [10]The app is adamant about growing and creating a platform that is trusted as well as useful to the daily citizen.

Finalize topic/Find Your Sources:

Resistbot article: things to contribute: Many people at first think that Resistbot is a scam; the messages sent out have a simple format that displays the convenience factor of using Resistbot which makes people question the legitimacy of the actual program. In the article below Resistbot legitimacy is questioned and investigated; we learn that there are lots of contrasting viewpoints when regarding its efficiency and honesty as a company. In another article listed, we can see how Resistbot is being reformed and used in current-day election practices, specifically; we also see how the texts can easily be converted to votes for specific political action performed by representatives. To go into further detail, I can compare the contrasting views and opinions relating to Resistbot, both sides have opposing arguments relating to the legitimacy and application of the program.

Bibliography:

https://www.salon.com/2020/09/24/text-messages-are-the-new-door-knocking--but-voters-are-paranoid-about-political-outreach-via-text/

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/text-rbg-50409/

https://www.fastcompany.com/3069103/resistbot-turns-your-angry-trump-texts-into-faxes-to-congress

Possible articles to work on:

The Plays of William Shakespeare - Wikipedia (go in detail on list of plays)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Fraternities and Sororities - Wikipedia (can do research/dive deeper into history)

Talk:Water issues in developing countries