This is a nice idea. But how can you test for honesty if you have no way of
comparing your results with "the truth"?
Esther
At 02:58 PM 9/24/00 +1200, Joop Teernstra wrote:
>Dear all,
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>The Polling Booth has currently an option to vote your opinion on who wins
>the Sondow/Lessig debate on points.
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>I know that it won't make any difference, but it is good for the debaters
>themselves to get some feedback from the audience.
>This is perhaps better done off the list and in the polls.
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>You will also find an option to vote for your preferred ICANN director in
>a pre-election/shadow poll.
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>This is not an IDNO initiative. The IDNO still has to elect its Executive
>Committee and it's Names Council representatives.
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>The Booth lives at www.democracy.org.nz/vote1/ Voting this time is
>anonymous and does not require a password. This is a rough experimental
>poll, without security. It is therefore also a test of general voter honesty.
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>Whoever wants to utilize the Booth for organizing the @large membership is
>welcome.
>The Booth has secure voting for those who sign up as voters with an email
>address.
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>Joop Teernstra
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