Re: [registrars] Not a problem
At 09:12 AM 3/11/03 -0800, Rick Wesson wrote: Not only was the email based Votebot more cumbersome it was up to the excom to tally the vote and could be easily manipulated. Dear Rick: That is patently false. [Second transmission, additions in square brackets.] Dan's system is/was totally done *automatically* for Excom and the full PAB membership with no hand work for anyone. Further, the results were there for all to see and verify -- for months or years at a time. Here are the results of a CORE votebot from Wed, 25 Oct 2000 16:41:29 -0700 (PDT): Click on "Finance WG Charter" and you see who voted for what: Now, what makes you think the Excom could manipulate that vote? And since when is $250/month less expensive than $100/ballot? We don't have more than four or five votebots per *year*. I totally disagree with you, Rick. [Dan advises that he either offered you the software or actually gave it to you -- gratis. The system was/is very good, much better and user friendly than Boardroom's.] [Further, I heartily object to the Boardroom's practice of permitting any participant to sign in and see what *everyone* has voted *prior_to_the_close" of the vote. That is intolerable.] [Dan's votebot system lets us all see what the votes were -- *after* the close of the vote. Contrary to your ridiculous statement, Excom could not "manipulate" the vote. I was Secretary of PAB and I also ran the Votebots under CORE's Excom. I would never ever think of trying to determine what the vote was prior to the closing*. But the members could see who voted for whish side of the issue after the closing. Had there been any "manipulation" by *anyone*, it would be exposed by checking the list.] Sincerely, BobC [* Footnote: The one thing I would do was ask Dan how many votes had been receive in case there was a need to "tickle" our members and remind them to vote.] "A man convinced against his will, Is of the same opinion still:-(" Dr. Bray attributed that statement to the Talmud. I have never verified his attribution. But it sure describes President Chirac. Perhaps it's a "Frog" disease (with apologies for the affront to our friends, the French).
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