> But is your wife upset about it? That's the only safe measure. I guess she likes it. I'm just going to have to support her and say how much I love her. :)
> Is to voting, would it be too resource heavy to use a double email opt-in > type mechanism for the votes. Then at least the person would have to > actually monitor and reply to the message sent out. Makes them work harder, > especially after three of four votes. How about this. 1. person registers 2. An email with the registration information is sent to them along with an url to go to in order to vote. This includes a random voter ID. 3. A voting page is generated for them with the questions and fields randomly generated. You vote and then an email with your results is sent to you as well. > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > Sacramento, CA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 12:29 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: CFDJ Heaviest Advertiser awards Reborn. > > > I think we can do it. All that's needed is 'real' security, a board of > people > that can help form and edit the categories, and another board (same one?) > that > can watch ALL the data coming in from the votes. > 1 person, 1 email address, 1 vote. Registration to vote will result in an > email > being sent to the email address to make sure that the person exists and has > the > right to vote. > Knowledgeable watching of votes. If [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > and > [EMAIL PROTECTED] all vote, the board should be aware that they're all > the > same MD (or probably are) and should call those votes into question. > Those are just some thoughts as I worry about my wife and her new haircut. > It > looks like she joined the other team. Not that she's playing both sides, but > totally on the other team. I'm debating going over to the hair salon where > she > got it and beat them to death with a 3 foot plastic dildo. I'm that upset > about > it. > > > If you can come up with a system that we can all agree is reasonable, I'm > > sure we could get Mikey to endorse it. Of course, that's a pretty hairy > IF > > clause. :-) > > > > So, start drafting your proposal. > > > > Hell, if you can come up with a system that everyone on the list agrees is > > fair and equitable, I'll even voluteer my time to write the code. How's > > that? > > > > In the meantime, I'm gonna take every award won with a grain of salt. > > Except the Grammys, 'cause "Who let the dogs out" really /was/ the best > > techno song that year. :-) > > > > -- Ben Doom > > Programmer & General Lackey > > Moonbow Software, Inc > > > > PS -- 'Gel, don't get too worked up. I know how you feel about that song. > > > > : -----Original Message----- > > : From: Mike Randolph [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > : Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 3:03 PM > > : To: CF-Community > > : Subject: RE: CFDJ Heaviest Advertiser awards Reborn. > > : > > : > > : Hello Ben, > > : > > : I do appreciate how you feel and I'll leave it alone as I don't want to > > : annoy further, but it is my sincere hope that they unfix the voting next > > : year or that Michael or some other reputable ezine replaces them as the > > : award to win. I do appreciate every ones support both on list and > > : off...THANK YOU! > > : > > : Kind Regards, > > : Mike Randolph > > : > > : At 02:53 PM 6/5/2003 -0400, you wrote: > > : >Um.... I've seen several direct replies against your opinion on > > : the list. > > : >Or do you mean mailed directly to you? > > : > > > : >So people who reply on list get one vote, and people who reply > > : off-list get > > : >two votes... > > : > > > : >Just so you know, I started out agreeing with your right to be > > : annoyed. I > > : >didn't agree that the results were as skewed as you implied (and later > > : >stated), but I figured you were venting and went on with my life. > > : > > > : >At this point, though it may be unfair of me, I am beginning to > > : cringe every > > : >time I see you post on this thread. Hell, I didn't even read > > : the last half > > : >of the original thread, and only picked the Reborn thread up > > : because I was > > : >hoping someone would say something new. > > : > > > : >I voted in the CFDJ awards. I think I got 2 votes (I'm an > > : electronic free > > : >subscriber, so I'm not sure where that puts me). If I had a > > : strong feeling > > : >about a product/site/doohicky, I voted for it. Go HOF! I did > > : not vote for > > : >Able Commerce, not because it's a bad product, but because I've > > : never used > > : >it and so have no first hand experience positive or negative. > > : Honestly, I > > : >can't even say offhand whether or not I voted in that particular > > : category. > > : >I can honestly say that I wasn't unduly affected by ads. I'm also > smart > > : >enough to recognize when ads are influencing my opinion. Like > > : when I really > > : >want to go to Dairy Queen. > > : > > > : >In the end, your continued complaints have (in my eyes, anyway) hurt > your > > : >own reputation far more than they have hurt the CFDJ awards. By now, > you > > : >just sound like a bad loser. I understand that you disagree with their > > : >methods and, therefore, results. I respect your right to > > : complain about it. > > : >If you want to double the number of emails you send to this list, > that's > > : >your perogative. However, I don't think it's going to make Able > Commerce > > : >win, nor will it make most of the people here think that it should. > > : > > > : >*sigh* rereading this, I don't want you to think tht I'm trying > > : to tear you > > : >down. I just think that maybe you ought to take a moment to > > : think about how > > : >you want to be percieved. That's all. > > : > > > : >And with that, I'll shut up. > > : > > > : > > > : >-- Ben Doom > > : > Programmer & General Lackey > > : > Moonbow Software, Inc > > : > > > : >: -----Original Message----- > > : >: From: Mike Randolph [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > : >: Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 2:12 PM > > : >: To: CF-Community > > : >: Subject: RE: CFDJ Heaviest Advertiser awards Reborn. > > : >: > > : >: > > : >: Hello Everyone, > > : >: > > : >: FYI I've now receive 7 direct replies about this thread > > : agreeing with me > > : >: and none against! The gist of there replies > > : >: > > : >: 'I cannot agree with you more about everything you've said. I > > : >: can't believe > > : >: that CFDJ > > : >: hasn't even considered the implications of their actions.' > > : >: > > : >: Kind Regards, > > : >: Mike Randolph > > : >: > > : >: At 10:04 AM 6/5/2003 -0800, you wrote: > > : >: >Hello Angel, > > : >: > > > : >: >My post was a ctrl-C ctrl-v off of CFDJ's site so I'm quite > > : sure it's the > > : >: >facts. > > : >: > > > : >: >I feel the love > > : >: >Mike > > : >: > > > : >: >At 01:52 PM 6/5/2003 -0400, you wrote: > > : >: > >You don't have facts. > > : >: > > > > : >: > >You have your own opinion. > > : >: > > > > : >: > >-Gel > > : >: > > > > : >: > >-----Original Message----- > > : >: > >From: Mike Randolph [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > : >: > > > > : >: > >Hello Angel, > > : >: > > > > : >: > >I'll just bring the topic back to the point at hand. > > : >: > > > > : >: > >As part of our 2003 Readers' Choice Awards Voting Process - ACTIVE > > : >: > >subscribers (Ad viewers) of ColdFusion Developer's Journal > > : >: votes will be > > : >: > > > > : >: > >qualified as 2 points in our voting tally. New subscribers > > : votes will > > : >: > >count > > : >: > >as 1 point. Subscription records are verified as of the > > : start of voting > > : >: > >- > > : >: > >March 31, 2003. > > : >: > > > > : >: > >This is like the voting process in 3rd world countries... > > : ah I'm behind > > : >: > >so > > : >: > >all my supporters get to vote AGAIN. > > : >: > > > > : >: > >Kind Regards, > > : >: > >Mike Randolph > > : >: > > > > : >: > >P.S. I still haven't looked up specious yet, but I'm fairly > > : confident > > : >: > >it's > > : >: > >a dig :). > > : >: > > > > : >: > >1. So long as Macromedia is selling ColdFusion we'll be > > : supporting it! > > : >: > >2. Yes I do have a tendency to rant and yes I am a bit too sure of > > : >: > >myself > > : >: > >at times. I research topics that interest me completely so I > speak > > : >: > >with > > : >: > >confidence, not arrogance. 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