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[atlarge-discuss] Ballot questions
Given that two of the three members on the Polling Committee arguably speak
fluent English (or American at least), it's quite obvious that this was
drafted by the one non-native English speaker amongst them, then sent
without prior approval by the Polling Committee as a whole. Why?
Also, am I the only one having trouble understanding some of these
questions?
And the blatant bias in the question below is a cause for concern.
"Should we:
> [Answer all that apply]
> =>A2 Y/N [ ] look for more than a shell structure
> =>A3 Y/N [ ] consider the tax exemption aspects
> =>A4 Y/N [ ] chose USA for tax exemption
> =>A5 Y/N [ ] chose France no tax no paperwork
> =>A6 Y/N [ ] run a comparative questionnaire
The reasons to choose the USA or not to choose the USA, or equally France,
or any other country, cannot be summarized in 3 words, and it's simply not
appropriate to present it as a simple choice between paperwork and no
paperwork. These are very complex issues. What has been posed here is the
equivalent of "Choose USA for no personal liability" v. "Choose France and
get sued in European Courts".
At the very least, it would have been sensible for Jefsey to publish the
ballot in French, then a professional translator could have assisted with
the English translation, and both sent out together. As it is, you have bias
in the ballot to argue about for the next 12 months.
Bon Chance!
Joanna
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walter Schmidt [mailto:walts@dorsai.org]
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 8:03 AM
> To: Atlarge Discuss List
> Cc: Walter Schmidt
> Subject: [atlarge-discuss] Guess My Vote Won't Be Counted...
>
>
>
> Folks -
>
> ...we have language difficulties, already!
>
> -------------------------
>
> On Sun, 25 May 2003 atlarge@execlub.org wrote:
>
> > ICANNATLARGE.ORG ELECTION - VOTING...
> > ============================================================
> > Please ReplyTo without copy (your mail would be deleted).
> > Only your first response counts. End of the voted Sunday
> > June 1st 00:00 GMT.
>
> For what it's worth:
>
> copy - noun
>
> 4. The words to be printed or spoken...
> 5. Suitable source material...
>
> Excerpted from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language,
> Third Edition Copyright 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
>
> So, I dutifully removed all "copy" except for the ballot, made my choices,
> and sent my ballot off - with a Cc: to myself AS I ALWAYS DO with ALL
> eMail I send - check the archives if you want, that is what I do.
>
> Then what do I receive, the auto-responder's message - and what did it
> include:
> BEGINQUOTE-
> your mail/vote has been received by the atlarge@execlub.org system. It
> will be process if it has no other destinee.
> ENDQUOTE-
>
> Well why the [expletive deleted] did you not say that to begin with!?!
>
> And, since "Only your first response counts," I cannot correct the error
> caused by our "language difficulties" - [another expletive deleted]!
>
> "Copy" is copy - and "no other destinee" is just what IT means!!!
>
> Now I realize, you DID NOT MEAN "without copy," you meant - without A copy
> OF YOUR REPLY BEING SENT TO ANYONE ELSE.
>
> YACOED [Yet Another Couple Of Expletives Deleted]
>
> And we are going to correct our "language difficulties," so my vote can be
> counted, how...?
>
>
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