My husband is a scientist who often has to attend public hearings. He has been taught that people absorb about 20% of information in written form. Therefore, simply writing good reports is not enough. He has to stand up at the hearing, say it clearly, say it over and over, and be prepared to ask questions from those who paid no attention earlier.

No doubt the 68,000 people who voted NO glanced at the question, saw that spending money was involved somehow, and voted against.

There are plenty of instances on the Mudcat where it is clear that a person posting didn't read the first post at all carefully. For example, somebody asks for chords and gets lyrics, etc.