Issue Discussion

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Issue Discussion The second facet of the platform is a forum for the discussion of social and political issues. Citizens control the agenda by ranking the issues entered by other users. As users express interest in an issue, the issue rises in prominence. When a user expresses disinterest, prominence of the issue diminishes. Users can also propose solutions and/or rank the solutions that other users have proposed. Popular solutions rise to the top of the list; less popular ones sink. Discussion of an issue, say, for example, global warming, works in a similar way: individuals can express their views on the topic and the more popular a statement, the more prominently it is displayed. Gateway to Gov will fully abstain for exercising editorial control.