Author: Will Singleton
Date: 00:14:03 12/20/98
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On December 20, 1998 at 02:02:48, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >On December 19, 1998 at 23:27:24, Will Singleton wrote: > >>There have been a number of messages recently pertaining to the moderator >>election, that have been posted by unknown members, usually using only a first >>name. >> >>Just for informational purposes, I would support restricting memberships to >>those who provide a full legitimate name, with a valid email address. And, >>mambers must show a track record of legitimate computer chess posts prior to >>posting on procedural issues. > >Actually, if you look into it further, you will discover that some of these >people have been using secondary email sites (I don't know what they are really >called), which let you make a new email address to order, effectively. > >The use of these things can cause a lot of problems here, for instance someone >can vote many times in the moderator election, and someone can attempt to >legitimize their viewpoint by agreeing with themselves, which is actually a very >powerful rhetorical tactic, as you'll know if you ever have it used on you. > >I think it is possible that this is happening in the "ChrisW Nomination Snow >Job" thread, where at least three "different" responders have been using these >things, and all have expressed similar viewpoints. > >I think it might be worthwhile to allow votes only from accounts established >before the election schedule became public, unless it is possible to reliably >detect users with multiple accounts. > >bruce > >Copyright (C) Bruce Moreland, 1998. All rights reserved. I would support the idea of allowing votes only from members who have had active accounts for at least 60 days. Will
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