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Re: TFN: FRAUD: ELECTION INVALID

#532
From: Gard E Abrahamsen
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00
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Bob Allisat wrote:
>  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.

To which cu697@freenet.toronto.on.ca replied:
: 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.

Well, Bob has a point. If multiple, bogus accounts exist, that can give 
these users more than one vote in the AGM election. This is not 
democracy. I would say that it wouldn't be too much to ask for those who 
have not before submitted ID to the TFN office to at least be able to do 
so before being allowed to vote at the next election.

Gard

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From: cg841@torfree.net (Gard E Abrahamsen)
Subject: Re: TFN: FRAUD: ELECTION INVALID
Date: 1997/03/18
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