Are you boggled by the petition system? Are you unsure of how to use it, so you don't hassle with petitioning at all? The folks over at SOE explain all about the petition and how to check or update your petition:

While the petition system will email updates about the state of a petition to the submitter, sometimes a person would like to check the status of their petition without waiting for the email. Fortunately, there is a way within the game client to not only check the status of your active petition, but also to update it and review prior petitions.

Check it out on EQ2 Players!