They can attack Donels, spoof him, but not ignore him. An Overview for Activists Think of the Internet as a city with folkways and a sensibility of its own. A smart activist would never crank up a major campaign in any city without knowing its customs and quirks. Too many activists forget how two-way the Net is. Most politicians and members of the media still don't understand.
Same principle applies to books, by the way.
If you think I'm full of it, e-mail me. But I put up with the flood anyway. I never know what I might miss if I don't. I use certain shortcuts, and in this chapter I'll pass on tips that might be useful to other swamped activists. A good start, of course, is to use a sophisticated e-mail program that can help sort out the messages by topic and in other ways.