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Re: TFN: FRAUD: ELECTION INVALID

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From: cu697
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 00:00
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Bob Allisat wrote:
> 
>  There are more than 40,000 accounts registered on the
>  Toronto Freenet 35,000 of  which have not even minimal
>  proof of the identity of their owner on file.
> 
>  It has come to my attention that many if not *hundreds*
>  of these accounts are fraudulant and may be even controlled
>  by current Board Members or their *very* close buddies.
> 
>  These bogus accounts were used for E-Mail and Usenet smear
>  campaigns during the past elections. And these accounts were
>  used to rig the results according to wishes of certain
>  individuals.
> 
>  A clear course of action is called for:
> 
>  1. Election results are VOID and new elections called
>     immediately to be monitored by an independant third
>     party.
> 
>  2. All accounts formed before positive ID's were required
>     are deleted unless members provide identification.
> 
>  3. A complete investigation of submitted, signed members
>     agreements is done to search for anomalies.
> 
>  4. Call the police if we find evidence of wrong doing.
>     This is not fun and games - it's fraud and it's illegal.
> 
>  And, no, I am not interested in running again for the TFN Board.
>  The mad municipal mega-elections are just around the corner and
>  I will be far too busy very soon.
> 
>                            Bob Allisat
> 
>  PO Box 191 Station E Toronto Canada M6H 4E2      (416) 588-0670
> --


You are absolutelly right - BIG BROTHER!

Now where do you come off for even suggesting such rediculous 
requirements for a service providor that was intended to be FREE to 
users.  No-one is forcing you to remain a member, and the remaining 
membership will appreciate not hearing from you again, but in any case 
get off your high horse.  The remaining 39,999 of us on the TORONTO 
FREENET, like what we get for what we pay.
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From: cu697@freenet.toronto.on.ca
Subject: Re: TFN: FRAUD: ELECTION INVALID
Date: 1997/03/17
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