I developed the app, working closely with the movement at Zuccotti Park. I am very aware of technology that tries to "fix" something that is deemed wrong, but I was intent on simply augmenting systems already in place. I just noticed a problem when these systems scaled up, during larger rallies, so I felt that some minimal technology could help.
As far as the voting, it's really not about hard number voting as much as it is a general "temperature check" like the hand signals that work well in smaller occupy rallies do – this is just giving a rough estimate of the consensus of the crowd...nobody is counting each hand wriggling in the air, but in large rallies the speaker can't see all those hands to get that general perspective.
I imagined that speakers could pass the phone onto others, but a new mic can be easily created by calling the number and starting as a new speaker.
As far as the voting, it's really not about hard number voting as much as it is a general "temperature check" like the hand signals that work well in smaller occupy rallies do – this is just giving a rough estimate of the consensus of the crowd...nobody is counting each hand wriggling in the air, but in large rallies the speaker can't see all those hands to get that general perspective.
I imagined that speakers could pass the phone onto others, but a new mic can be easily created by calling the number and starting as a new speaker.