Online petition is a request in the form of document which appears on the Internet. It is usually referred to to a government official or to a public authority. It contains the name and address of person by whom it is given. It also includes the names and addresses of people who signs it. It is usually written in simple and set format which is easy to understand. It is reviewed by group of individuals. It enjoys wide reach and exposure. Many people get opportunity to read it and sign it. The processing of an online petition is very fast. The facility of an online petition is free by many sites.
The A,B,C of an online petition is its accuracy,brevity and credibility. These are three basic qualities of an online petition. Accuracy means the information contained in an online petition should be correct. The information given about name and address of individual and signers should be correct and information about purpose and goal of a petition should also be correct. Petition should not be false and it should not be funny. If any data is mentioned then it should also be correct.
Brevity means the content of petition should convey more and more in less and less words. It should not be too short that looses its actual meaning and sense. It also should not be too long that reader avoids reading it on seeing its size. In this way it may also loose potential signers. Hence a petition should be a meaningful piece of writing.
Credibility means a petition should be relevant. It should contain such idea or information so that people a rely on it and may also put their faith in it. It can get more and more support of signers and may also get published review by team of intellectuals. It can earn easy promotion if it appears credible.