Two readers read all of the comments provided by each assessor group, and met weekly for 8 weeks to develop a framework which described the range of comments observed.
She once read an online comment observing that she has a "short forehead," and it's true, though she so frequently musses her impressively thick, straight hair that it's hard to notice.
I ended my comments by observing that my most fervent wish was that the next Labor Prime Minister of Australia would be … Malcolm Fraser.
A great deal can be learned along the way by listening to a prospective candidate's comments and observing his or her interactions with the staff.
But we're not commenting, just observing".
Most interestingly, there was Carter-Silk's attempt to cloak and defuse his comment, by observing from the off that it was potentially offensive.
At some moments, he pointed out, the train was moving at maybe 80 miles per hour across the landscape and the lights jetted backwards, giving the impression that the illumination had grabbed a spot of earth and stopped, as though it were making a comment or observing that spot more closely as the rest of the train moved on.
If legislators who are willing to pass stronger legislation are willing to hear a range of public comment, then observing the rules and practices that legislators establish when considering new legislation, specifically the degree to which testimony is allowed and encouraged, can predict the likelihood of success.
Using several Dutch online news sources the authors show that one can accurately predict which articles will receive comments and observe that the performance degrades significantly when trying to predict if the volume of comments will be high or low.
The ideal assessment system should sample observations widely and systematically, and generate written or verbal comments describing observed performance (qualitative data) as well as numerical data on some form of ratings scale (quantitative data) [ 6].
