[bumblebird]

How about all the times the e-petitions on number10.gov.org have been reported in the mainstream media?

Now each article which reports on the issue will be able to say "An issue which has seen X sign a petition against it".

Also it's likely to make the news in more places.

[eswat]

But how many of those e-petitions with the media traction actually got meaningful results, other than making the news in more places?