New members to the Video
Game Voters Network received an e-mail this morning letting them know that nearly 20,000 messages were sent to U.S.
Senators from concerned gamers in just over a week's time.What were basically sent were form letters, addressed to the appropriate Senators, telling them not to restrict video games, and concluding with the gaming voter's name and address at the end. It looks like the more effective mailing of handwritten letters will be left up to the concerned citizens themselves.
Also noted in the e-mail was a survey meant to "help [them] better target and personalize the action alerts [they] send to you." While it's up to you whether you want to share your demographic information and gaming-blog contributions with a political network (even a game-oriented one), it would probably help refine the organization's strategy in who to approach for help and how. The full letter this blogger received follows.
See also:
- Video Game Voters Network: 10,000 strong in first week
- VGVN's "Contact Congress/Your Senators!" page [with form letter]
Dear Dan,
Thank you for joining the Video Game Voters Network!
In slightly over a week, you and your fellow gamers across the country have made a difference by sending almost 20,000 messages to the U.S. Senate. These messages convey a strong and important message to legislators that gamers care, that they vote, and that they are ready to take action to protect their chosen form of entertainment from unnecessary government regulation.
To expand upon this success, we ask that you complete a short survey on the Video Game Voters Network web site. It will only take a minute and your participation will help us better target and personalize the action alerts we send to you.
The survey, and each of the questions on it, is optional. We will only use the information collected in our efforts to stop government regulation of video game sales -- it will not be shared with any third party. (See the privacy policy on our site if you have any questions.)
Click below to take the survey:
http://www.videogamevoters.org/survey0306/
As part of the survey, we'd also like to hear your thoughts on what we should be doing with the Network - any ideas to improve our work are welcome.
Thanks again for being part of this important effort. We look forward to working with you to stand up for gamers' rights!
Sincerely,
Video Game Voters Network
