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From: "Fred Smoot" <>
Subject: Re: [USGenWeb-SW] Next Motion
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:15:22 -0700
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Douglas Anderson wrote,

> Hello Mr. Smoot,
> I understand your first question concrning the number of fradulent
> voters.
> I really have no clue how many.

I see.

> With technology improving there may be more
> next year than there were this year.

Yes, but if you don't know how many were there this year, how can you make comparisons
with next year?

And none of them may be membersof the
> USGenWeb. They may all be outsiders or individuals with an agenda with
> respect to this organization.

Do you mean like Ancestry controlling the Archives and the NC/AB?

And a few of them may be from a mistake
> caused by the system.

If its a system ooops, we don't need an inquisition, do we.

> I suppose one has to meet technology with technology.

Do you mean like having the SC phone the applicants, or hiring a private detective?
After all, if you have two sisters in the same house using the same computer, each doing
their own county, I suppose both would be guilty of using the same IP and therefore both
should be shot at sunrise. Hi tech at work.

> And, if you don't know where you've been, how are you going to know where
> you are going.

"I really have no clue how many. " said Douglas Anderson. Fact is Mr. Anderson, I too
have no clue how many fraudulent (LC) voters are in the USGWP. My gut feeling that the
number is small, perhaps no more that ten. In any case, it is the responsibly of the
SC/ASC team to ferret out the evil doers before they become LCs.

> As far as your second question with regard to the archives, I did not
> understand this one. Will you give me some details.

USGW Archives. Some years ago, 2000 to be exact, I had heard a vicious rumor that
orders were given for the archivists to adopt county websites so the Archives could take
over the USGWP. I did not believe it back then, but considering what has happened since
then, I believe the rumor now.

> I really do appreciate the discussion on this. Security is a critial issue.
> I fight it every day whn one bad email bleeds through the filter. It causes
> many problems, i.e. money, time, friends, volunteers, workers, public
> relations, etc.

Mr. Anderson, I moderate over 120 message boards. I too appreciate good security.

Fred Smoot
USGWP RAL Candidate: http://www.californios.us/2006/
ASC, WebMaster, TNGenWeb: http://www.tngenweb.org/
Carroll Co, TNGenWeb: http://www.tngenweb.org/carroll/


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