Original sentence: For instance, some delegates voted for changes so the Party could appeal to a wider audience; while others simply thought the entire document needed an overhaul.It was also pointed out that the text of the existing platform was not provided to the delegates, making many reluctant to vote to retain the planks when the existing language wasn't provided for review.Members differ as to the reasons why the changes were relatively more drastic than any platform actions at previous conventions.Naturally, not all Party members approved of the changes; believing them to be a setback to libertarianism and an abandonment of what they see as the most important purpose of the Libertarian Party.Prior to the 2006 convention, there was a push to repeal or substantially rewrite the Platform, at the center of which were groups such as the Libertarian Reform Caucus..  While those efforts were in some measure successful in that the current platform was much shortened (going from 61 to 15 planks -- 11 new planks and 4 retained from the old platform) over the previous one, the overriding theme of the platform remains largely the same
Edited sentence: Another contributing factor was that a reorganization of the platform effected at the 2004 convention highlighted the deficiencies of the old platform.One contributing factor was that the delegates were not provided with a copy of the existing platform; afterwards, some stated they were reluctant to vote to retain the planks when the existing language wasn't provided for review.Retrieved on July 25, 2006.See also "National Platform of the Libertarian Party", Official Website of the Libertarian National Committee.The 2006 convention also produced a significantly altered party platform.Whatever the reasons, the platform was reduced from 61 to 15 planks (11 new planks and 4 retained from the old platform).While most delegates, including members of the Libertarian Reform Caucus, thought the entire document needed an overhaul so the Party could appeal to a wider audience, a minority voted to retain the old platform