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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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२७ टिप्पण्या:

DADvocate म्हणाले...

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

Scott M म्हणाले...

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

Toshstu म्हणाले...

Identify those most in need of occupation?

coketown म्हणाले...

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

Scott म्हणाले...

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 म्हणाले...

"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 म्हणाले...

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

Scott म्हणाले...

for = against in previous post

ndspinelli म्हणाले...

#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 म्हणाले...

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 म्हणाले...

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

Petunia म्हणाले...

Don't forget Hugh G. Rection!

MadisonMan म्हणाले...

What will people do? Waste their time, likely.

Alex म्हणाले...

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

Wishful thinking. Kasich is gonna prevail, idiot.

edutcher म्हणाले...

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 म्हणाले...

Punish those who sign.

Good. Goose. Gander.

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

Thorley Winston म्हणाले...

#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 म्हणाले...

Fake Names:

And that old tongue-twister, Connaugh Lindquist.

PSGInfinity म्हणाले...

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

अनामित म्हणाले...

I'd search for....

My name.
Bernie Madoff
Ivan Will Ripoff
etc etc etc

Kevin म्हणाले...

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 म्हणाले...

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 म्हणाले...

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 म्हणाले...

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 म्हणाले...

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

Will anybody sign "Kilroy?"

sorepaw म्हणाले...
ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.
Rob म्हणाले...

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