RE: [atlarge-discuss] Too Many Other Things... (fwd)

[Walter Schmidt <walts@dorsai.org>]

   ...oops, incorrectly addressed, my fault, sorry

 --- REgards, walts

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Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 09:03:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Walter Schmidt <walts@dorsai.org>
To: "J-F C. (Jefsey)  Morfin" <jefsey@club-internet.fr>
Cc: Walter Schmidt <walts@dorsai.org>
Subject: RE: [atlarge-discuss] Too Many Other Things...

On Sat, 31 May 2003, J-F C. (Jefsey)  Morfin wrote:

> Dear Walter,
> please do not rewrite History please,
>
> You may recall that the election call asked for help to rewrite together
> the questions. You did not join and bring that help "I should have
> asked"?

    ...I am not, nor should you.

As you may recall, having been a watchdog in the past, I was asked to be
one, again. When I found out that the procedures to be followed were not
to include the controls of the past elections, and ones necessary for ANY
election to guard against errors or irregularities, I decline to be a
watchdog, over a process that was not significantly controlled.

However, I did promise to provide suggestions that if followed might be
helpfull. When I saw the possible problems we could be faced with, I
suggested:
   BEGINQUOTE:
Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 07:36:32 -0400 (EDT)

Folks -

We will have a group of 5 or 6 individuals (the "GROUP") taking
"responsibility" for "creating" and "disseminating" a "verified"
[ballot] "list" - good. Here are five short questions, the answers to
which if provided BEFORE the process begins (or at least before it is
completed) will go a long way to help ensure we are all "on the same
page:"

1. What specific data will be verified by the GROUP?
2. How will that data be verified by the GROUP - the process details?
3. What verified data will be disseminated by the GROUP?
4. To whom will the verified data be disseminated by the GROUP?
5. How will the verified data be disseminated by the GROUP?

Thanks in advance...

p.s. ...as I do not know who is speaking for Jefsey, Bruce and Eric, nor
do I know who is speaking for the Watchdogs, I addressed this to "Folks."
Just to be clear, we (all of us) are best served if the answers come from
all 5-6 of the GROUP, or the spokespersons of the GROUP's two subgroups;
Jefsey, Bruce and Eric one group, the Watchdogs the other.
   ENDQUOTE:

Had my advice been followed, we might not be in the position we are now
in, holding an election over which rudimentary controls were not put in
place and followed - and, therefore, for which we have no way to ensure
errors or irregularities did not occur.

And to make sure I am clear about this point - I am not saying something
"wrong" happened, it is just that we did not follow a process that would
provide enough control for anyone to say it did not - other than just
because "it is said it did not."

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