Comments on: Screencast Quickie: Using Firefox Addon "MeasureIt" to Size a Twitter Group Badge for Our Professional Development Ning http://beyond-school.org/2007/10/02/screencast-quickie-using-firefox-addon-measureit-to-size-a-twitter-group-badge-for-our-professional-development-ning/ More education. Less schooliness. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:10:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Gary http://beyond-school.org/2007/10/02/screencast-quickie-using-firefox-addon-measureit-to-size-a-twitter-group-badge-for-our-professional-development-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Gary Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:47:00 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=372#comment-589 Lancet says 600,000 and IBC says 80,000. They add them together and then add another 400,000 for good measure. So which is it? And neither of them include the 100,00 or so Sadam killed between the wars. Why not? There is an agenda and accuracy is not it.<br/>When people see the graphic, they immediately think a million have perished. How many people go on to look at the other pages. Very few I imagine. <br/>You don't get to add up estimates to come up with a number. Sure it looks good for consumption but in the end it's still misinformation. Lancet says 600,000 and IBC says 80,000. They add them together and then add another 400,000 for good measure. So which is it? And neither of them include the 100,00 or so Sadam killed between the wars. Why not? There is an agenda and accuracy is not it.
When people see the graphic, they immediately think a million have perished. How many people go on to look at the other pages. Very few I imagine.
You don’t get to add up estimates to come up with a number. Sure it looks good for consumption but in the end it’s still misinformation.

]]> By: Clay Burell http://beyond-school.org/2007/10/02/screencast-quickie-using-firefox-addon-measureit-to-size-a-twitter-group-badge-for-our-professional-development-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-588 Clay Burell Thu, 04 Oct 2007 06:17:00 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=372#comment-588 Gary, I appreciate your concern for valid information, but your claim that this is "clearly misinformation" is not convincing. Did you read <a HREF="http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/counterexplanation.html" REL="nofollow"> the page explaining the method</a> on the website? <br/><br/>And where do you see all those figures? I re-checked, and don't see what you mention.<br/><br/>Persuade me and I'll remove it :) Gary, I appreciate your concern for valid information, but your claim that this is “clearly misinformation” is not convincing. Did you read the page explaining the method on the website?

And where do you see all those figures? I re-checked, and don’t see what you mention.

Persuade me and I’ll remove it :)

]]> By: Gary Harwell http://beyond-school.org/2007/10/02/screencast-quickie-using-firefox-addon-measureit-to-size-a-twitter-group-badge-for-our-professional-development-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-587 Gary Harwell Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:54:00 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=372#comment-587 I clicked the link for "Iraqi Deaths due to U.S. Invasion - 1,077,232" and the site says 600,000. but you go to the next level and it says 73,000 to 83,000. So which is it? A million, 600 thousand or 83 thousand? The rest of the blog is great but THIS link is clearly misinformation. I clicked the link for “Iraqi Deaths due to U.S. Invasion - 1,077,232″ and the site says 600,000. but you go to the next level and it says 73,000 to 83,000. So which is it? A million, 600 thousand or 83 thousand? The rest of the blog is great but THIS link is clearly misinformation.

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