Oktubre 20, 2011

What will people do with a searchable database of the names on the "Recall Scott Walker" petition?

In the comments to the previous post, alan markus suggested another poll — inspired by this discussion at on an Isthmus forum — about what people would do with a searchable database of the names and addresses of those who sign the petition to recall Scott Walker. I'm not using alan's options. This poll — like all my polls — represents my musings on the subject.

If I could search a database of signers of the "Recall Scott Walker" petition, I would:
1. Look for fake names and names that shouldn't be there, e.g. Ann Althouse, to check for fraud.
2. Look for names of people I know or work with just out of curiosity.
3. Look up names because I might want to shun or otherwise punish people who sign.
4. Look up names because I might want to shun or otherwise punish people who HAVEN'T signed.
5. #1 and #2.
6. #1 and #3.
7. I wouldn't look up names at all.
  
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27 komento:

DADvocate ayon kay ...

I'm shunning the entire state of Wisconsin and going big game hunting in Ohio.

Scott M ayon kay ...

Well, that has "chill wind" written all over it...

Toshstu ayon kay ...

Identify those most in need of occupation?

coketown ayon kay ...

I would smoke pot and look for silly names, like Vivian Boner.

Scott ayon kay ...

I would do like some public-spirited citizen did with a database of contributors to the campaign for Proposition 8 in California -- create an interactive Google map showing where each petition signer lived.

Goose, gander, that sort of thing.

(Google is evil.)

Curious George ayon kay ...

"Coketown said...
I would smoke pot and look for silly names, like Vivian Boner."

In that vein, if you see "Libby Ralsuk" they've stopped by my house.

Chip Ahoy ayon kay ...

Patty O'Furniture
Ben Dover
Phil McCavity
Jeremy Fitspatrick
Patrick Fitsjeremy
Al Falfa
Heywood Jablome
Mike Hunt

Scott ayon kay ...

for = against in previous post

ndspinelli ayon kay ...

#1 sometimes 3; #4 but only in combination w/ 3..not 1; #2 but only if it's a Thursday or Sunday! These are STUPID MUSINGS!

garage mahal ayon kay ...

I'm shunning the entire state of Wisconsin and going big game hunting in Ohio.

And hang out with the people that are going to crush Kasich's anti-union bill? :-)

Toad Trend ayon kay ...

Productive people don't have time to search databases of people that are dissatisfied with election results.

Petunia ayon kay ...

Don't forget Hugh G. Rection!

MadisonMan ayon kay ...

What will people do? Waste their time, likely.

Alex ayon kay ...

And hang out with the people that are going to crush Kasich's anti-union bill? :-)

Wishful thinking. Kasich is gonna prevail, idiot.

edutcher ayon kay ...

Well, it'll provide all the community organizers with plenty of names to intimidate - y'know, camp out at their homes, call their employers, classy stuff like that.

garage mahal said...

I'm shunning the entire state of Wisconsin and going big game hunting in Ohio.

And hang out with the people that are going to crush Kasich's anti-union bill? :-)


Don't hold your breath on it.

There's a big media effort underway to inform the public on Issue 2.

This one may turn out like the Prosser recall.

Fen ayon kay ...

Punish those who sign.

Good. Goose. Gander.

Lets see how they like being judged by their own standards.

Thorley Winston ayon kay ...

#1 and #7 are probably the best answers. I probably wouldn’t spend time looking through the database but if I were so inclined, looking for obviously fake names in order to cause the recall effort to fail would be the best reason.

Conserve Liberty ayon kay ...

Fake Names:

And that old tongue-twister, Connaugh Lindquist.

PSGInfinity ayon kay ...

For Conservatives / Sane Folks of any stripe): 1,2, or 7.
For Leftists / Libtards: 3 & 4.

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

I'd search for....

My name.
Bernie Madoff
Ivan Will Ripoff
etc etc etc

Kevin ayon kay ...

I would do like some public-spirited citizen did with a database of contributors to the campaign for Proposition 8 in California -- create an interactive Google map showing where each petition signer lived.

I'll note that the San Francisco Chronicle put that interactive Google map up on its web page.

A. Shmendrik ayon kay ...

If I could search a database of signers of the "Recall Scott Walker" petition, I would:

use it to purge mailing lists/marketing databases of unintelligent folks.

Peter Hoh ayon kay ...

There should be a way for people to check to see if their name is on a petition that they did not sign. The system of signature collection seems ripe for abuse.

Peter Hoh ayon kay ...

Scott, I'm pretty sure you mean "for."

At least the only google map tied to contributors that I heard about was the one that identified people who contributed to the pro-prop 8 side.

I think creating that map was both a wrong and stupid thing to do, by the way.

Carol_Herman ayon kay ...

I wonder how many people will sign Scott Walker's name?

Will anybody sign "Kilroy?"

sorepaw ayon kay ...
Naalis ng may-ari ang komentong ito.
Rob ayon kay ...

All I know is I didn't sign the blasted petition.

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