SiliconSorcerer Posted December 12, 2022 at 05:51 PM Share Posted December 12, 2022 at 05:51 PM This might be more of a b... but it would be nice if either there was a separate forum that didn't allow us peasant's to respond or call to actions didn't have responses and things we had to dig through. Click here and do that, if something changes or there's more related another post but I really would like not to have to dig. They come in order and I try to follow but sometimes I really try to share these links with people that aren't members and well s..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauserme Posted December 16, 2022 at 06:29 PM Share Posted December 16, 2022 at 06:29 PM I think a lot of folks like the team feeling of posting in the actual topics. Typically, all the info about the actual alert is in the opening post, or sometimes two opening posts if there are a lot of witness slips. If things change we post a new alert to draw attention to the fact that it needs folks' attention, instead of being just an update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RECarry Posted December 16, 2022 at 08:01 PM Share Posted December 16, 2022 at 08:01 PM Why must it be either/or? Continue with the status quo that includes instructions and discussion, but is it possible to add one place where new links (for submissions and tallies) get appended in list form? I send alerts to an email list and also invite people to check out IC as the source, so ease of navigation and a big-picture view is helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauserme Posted December 16, 2022 at 08:08 PM Share Posted December 16, 2022 at 08:08 PM On 12/16/2022 at 2:01 PM, RECarry said: Why must it be either/or? Continue with the status quo that includes instructions and discussion, but is it possible to add one place where new links (for submissions and tallies) get appended in list form? I send alerts to an email list and also invite people to check out IC as the source, so ease of navigation and a big-picture view is helpful. Like a sub-forum that would mirror the alerts in IllinoisPolitics? Or more like a pinned topic within IllinoisPolitics that would be a running list of alerts? Or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RECarry Posted December 17, 2022 at 12:42 AM Share Posted December 17, 2022 at 12:42 AM On 12/16/2022 at 2:08 PM, mauserme said: Like a sub-forum that would mirror the alerts in IllinoisPolitics? Or more like a pinned topic within IllinoisPolitics that would be a running list of alerts? Or something else? A pinned section in list format would suffice, if feasible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauserme Posted December 18, 2022 at 09:07 PM Share Posted December 18, 2022 at 09:07 PM Would this work? It's a listing of all the 2022 alerts, with links to the opening post of each topic where you can find the witness slip info, and links to each bill on the ILGA status page. It could be pinned to the top of Illinois Politics the way we pin the list of bills we're watching. 12/18/2022 Call to Action. Witness Slips Needed! Comments regarding HB5859 Firearms – Restraining Orders Info about a Rally to Oppose HB5855 Iroquois County Resolution opposing gun control HB5855 Firearms - Assault/FOID/Restrain – Oppose (12/20/2022 Hearing) 12/11/2022 Call to Action. Witness Slips Needed! HB5855 Firearms - Assault/FOID/Restrain – Oppose (12/12/2022 & 12/15/2022 Hearings) SCOTUS? We Don't Need No Stinking SCOTUS! (a Call to Action) HB5855 Firearms - Assault/FOID/Restrain – Oppose (12/12/2022 Hearing) 11/14/2022 Call to Action. Just Say NO to John Curran! Contact GOP Senators opposing Senator Curran as Senate Minority Leader 11/6/2022 Call to Action. Kane County Range Ban Contact board members to oppose ordinance amendment 7/17/2022 Text. History. Tradition. A Call to Action! Attend 7/19/2022 Naperville Council meeting regarding ban on sale of “assault weapons” Comments regarding Representative Batinick filing HB5769 FOID Consent – Accountable 6/26/2022 Alert. What are they Thinking? Comments regarding ISRA's endorsement of Senator Koehler 4/8/2022 Emergency Call to Action. Witness Slips Needed! HB4383 Utilities Certified Mail SA2 (“Ghost Guns) - Oppose 4/3/2022 Call to Action. Witness Slips Needed! HB4729 DPH – Safe Gun Storage Campaign - Oppose 3/6/2022 The Money Behind the Propaganda Comments regarding HB4729 DPH – Safe Gun Storage Campaign HB5086 $DPH – Safe Gun Storage Campaign – Oppose 2/27/2022 Call to Action. The Probaganda Continues Comments regarding: HB4729 DPH – Safe Gun Storage Campaign HB5445 Implementing Firearms Restrain HB4296 Concealed Carry – Forest Preserve 2/20/2022 Call to Action. Phone Calls Needed! Comments regarding the Simon Solomon case HB4296 Concealed Carry - Forest Preserve - Oppose 2/17/2022 Emergency Call to Action. Witness Slips Needed! HB4296 Concealed Carry - Forest Preserve - Oppose 2/13/2022 Call to Action. Witness Slips Needed! HB5474 Firearm Owners & Concealed Carry – Oppose HB3222 Crim Cd – Assault Weapon Registry - Oppose HB3779 Crim Cd – Firearms – Microstamping – Oppose HB4055 Untraceable Firearms – Oppose HB4156 Firearms Liability & HB4156 HCA1 – Oppose HB4757 Crim Cd – Ghost Guns – Oppose HB5522 Crim Cd – Assault Weapons Ban – Oppose HB5535 Firearms Violations – Oppose 2/6/2022 Call to Action. Witness Slips Needed! Comments regarding Senator Koehler HB3761 FOID & Concealed Carry – Lifetime - Support 1/29/2022 Representative Hoffman is at it Again! Phone Calls Needed! Comments regarding Representative Hoffman HB5474 Firearm Owners & Concealed Carry - Oppose 1/23/2022 Call to Action. Witness Slips Needed! HB2769 HFA 4 Microstamp Funding Program Act - Oppose 1/16/2022 Call to Action. Witness Slips Needed! HB3144 Lost & Stolen Firearms – Penalty - Oppose HB3661 Firearm Owners ID – Revoke - Oppose HB4296 Concealed Carry – Forest Preserve - Oppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmarkla Posted December 19, 2022 at 01:58 AM Share Posted December 19, 2022 at 01:58 AM I like this. I keep the email receipts from the state. I could go ahead and compare the list to make Shure I responded to the current alert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiliconSorcerer Posted December 19, 2022 at 01:48 PM Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 at 01:48 PM (edited) I like that, I keep all my receipts as too. Just looked count 101. Edited December 19, 2022 at 01:58 PM by SiliconSorcerer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RECarry Posted December 19, 2022 at 02:02 PM Share Posted December 19, 2022 at 02:02 PM Thanks, mauserme. Some highlighting or grouping might be helpful to separate which bills need the most attention versus ones from earlier in the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauserme Posted December 19, 2022 at 08:04 PM Share Posted December 19, 2022 at 08:04 PM On 12/19/2022 at 8:02 AM, RECarry said: Thanks, mauserme. Some highlighting or grouping might be helpful to separate which bills need the most attention versus ones from earlier in the year. That gets pretty fluid sometimes. HB5535 Firearms Violations for example was brought up in the 12/12/22 hearing as a potential companion bill to HB5855. It was included in our 2/13/2022 Call to Action and will be again if it looks like that's getting any traction. The best way to figure out the priorities on any given day is to look at the most recent alert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RECarry Posted December 19, 2022 at 08:11 PM Share Posted December 19, 2022 at 08:11 PM On 12/19/2022 at 2:04 PM, mauserme said: That gets pretty fluid sometimes. HB5535 Firearms Violations for example was brought up in the 12/12/22 hearing as a potential companion bill to HB5855. It was included in our 2/13/2022 Call to Action and will be again if it looks like that's getting any traction. The best way to figure out the priorities on any given day is to look at the most recent alert. I suspected that's the case and the list would expand going forward. Is there any reason to have the list going back to early 2022? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauserme Posted December 19, 2022 at 08:12 PM Share Posted December 19, 2022 at 08:12 PM On 12/19/2022 at 2:11 PM, RECarry said: I suspected that's the case and the list would expand going forward. Is there any reason to have the list going back to early 2022? Trying to figure out how best to serve everyone's needs/wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tip Posted December 20, 2022 at 01:03 AM Share Posted December 20, 2022 at 01:03 AM On 12/19/2022 at 2:12 PM, mauserme said: Trying to figure out how best to serve everyone's needs/wants. FWIW my thoughts…. you should have a stickied thread entitled ALERTS that only YOU, or your delegate, can post in. All Alerts and CALLS TO ACTION should go in that thread - this will provide an easily referenced chronological record of them without the clutter we have now. When you make a post in the ALERTS thread create a corresponding ALERTS COMMENTARY thread and link to it in the ALERT post. This thread will hold all commentary and the numerous DONE posts that really add nothing to the discussion. Everything’s kept together - the Calls are easily found in the ALERT thread and the commentary in the linked commentary thread. Folks aren’t deprived of their ability to post DONE while others don’t have to wade through them all trying to figure out what’s up with the calls and alerts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiliconSorcerer Posted December 20, 2022 at 02:47 PM Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 at 02:47 PM On 12/19/2022 at 7:03 PM, Tip said: FWIW my thoughts…. you should have a stickied thread entitled ALERTS that only YOU, or your delegate, can post in. All Alerts and CALLS TO ACTION should go in that thread - this will provide an easily referenced chronological record of them without the clutter we have now. When you make a post in the ALERTS thread create a corresponding ALERTS COMMENTARY thread and link to it in the ALERT post. This thread will hold all commentary and the numerous DONE posts that really add nothing to the discussion. Everything’s kept together - the Calls are easily found in the ALERT thread and the commentary in the linked commentary thread. Folks aren’t deprived of their ability to post DONE while others don’t have to wade through them all trying to figure out what’s up with the calls and alerts. YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talonap Posted December 20, 2022 at 07:02 PM Share Posted December 20, 2022 at 07:02 PM And in your spare time, can you pay my bills for me? Oh, and do my taxes too. ☺️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauserme Posted December 20, 2022 at 07:03 PM Share Posted December 20, 2022 at 07:03 PM Lol I'll work on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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