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Re: Elections and Membership in ldraw.org
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Fri, 25 Apr 2003 19:44:49 GMT
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Maybe we want dues so we can have official LDraw.org server, that won't be down
weeks at a time. (putting my flame resistant suit on.)
Kevin
In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Orion Pobursky writes:
> > In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Tim Courtney writes:
> > > In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Dan Boger writes:
> > >
> > > > We could try to do some sort of web-of-trust, similar to the (mostly
> > > > failed) PGP idea. Members are people who other members actually
> > > > know/met. But that precludes the lone cadder in the heights of the
> > > > Himalayas from becoming a member - which would be sad.
> > >
> > > That could be one (not the only) verification method. Another could be
> > > sending in a scan of a drivers' license/gov. ID card and utility bill, like
> > > PayPal does to confirm identities.
> > >
> > > -Tim
> >
> > Whoa boy, backup. We not voting in a world leader to determine the lives of
> > millions, we're voting on LSC membership. Since most people balk at even
> > giving out their real name and Email address, I think this is a
> > little extreme.
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> Good point, Orion! Now we get to the meat.
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> Sending in a paper ID photocopy and utility bill gives a high degree of
> certainty of a real person behind the ID but is pretty intrusive. (as well
> as labor intensive at the receiving end).
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> Allowing anyone to fill out a form (possibly by robot) and immediately vote
> is not very privacy intrusive but gives almost no certainty of one man one • vote.
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> How secure do we want to be? What's the right balance? I honestly don't
> know... What do other organizations do? Specifically organizations with
> standards bodies?
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> I suspect that orgs that have paid memberships may not be a good model as
> with payment usually comes some notion that if corps really wanted to pay
> 100K instead of 50K in order to have 2 votes maybe that wasn't a bad thing?
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> Are there orgs with free membership that have solved this problem (surely!)?
> How?
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> We need to find the right balance that most people won't squawk about, along
> with an acknowledgement of an acceptable level of privacy, and get consensus
> that it's the right balance.
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| (...) That's not a bad idea, but it leads to the point that someone (or someones) will have to accept the dues, track the moneys, pay the bill(s). So we'll need a treasurer right away. LDraw.org is an international thing, so there could be fees for (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| (...) Good point, Orion! Now we get to the meat. Sending in a paper ID photocopy and utility bill gives a high degree of certainty of a real person behind the ID but is pretty intrusive. (as well as labor intensive at the receiving end). Allowing (...) (24 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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