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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse
What it's useful for really depends on who it is. If it's just public office holders or people who report to one, then it's useful in deciding who you are/aren't going to vote for and perhaps informing them of your intentions. But if it's private individuals it wouldn't be useful if they lack much power, wealth or influence. But many obstructionists seem to have one or more of the three because of a connection to a business or other organization (like a lobby group). In such cases it can help one decide whether or not to do business or otherwise partner with the organization in the future (and perhaps notifying them of your decision). I don't think any of these things count as harassment as long as you're basing your decision on publicly available information and any contact you make is brief and non-confrontational.
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There is zero intent of any sort of harassment put forward here or even contact with any individual. A report of findings may be of value to council in deciding what to take seriously.
A classic concept/reference that motivated this thread:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busybody
At some stage it becomes a bit of a farce... as we do need development and obstruction isn't currently quantified. It is currently being lost in the shuffle.
How many units would exist today, otherwise? We don't really know. Tagging publicly known influence/interventions to "floors cut off" or the stalling/cancellation of developments is completely useful to determining what is/isn't being built and how its being built (e.g., height) across the numerous threads on this forum.
Nobody is being harassed. It could be argued that the data would show that obstructionists are meddling/harassing our local government officials and planners! Activism is one thing, but come on... every project it seems like we're waiting for the same type of comments/actions. This is just a place to put them.