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The Right to Ask
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Is an Invitation to Respond Also a Practical Chance to Respond?

A shared facility invites comments on a change. The invitation reaches users while the facility is closed to them.

Who Asks
The invited users
Who Is Affected
Users without terminal access
Who Can Revise
The consultation coordinator
Traces in This ScenarioInvented, not observed
  • The notice says that every user was invited.

  • The response route requires access to the facility's shared terminal.

The Assumption

Receiving the invitation is assumed to mean being able to use the response route.

Where the Readings Split

Keep the difference visible

A Broad Invitation

The coordinator may have tried to include everyone through a familiar channel.

An Unusable Right

People can hold a formal right to respond while lacking a way to exercise it.

Follow the Risk

Risk Reduced

A shared terminal keeps responses in an established channel.

Risk Shifted

Users bear the burden of reaching a channel they cannot currently use.

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