I'd say that the options, in order of importance, are: 1.facebook 2.email with confirmation 3.google plus 4.google account (oauth) login
I can do all of these, as I'm sure Andy could too. I think starting on askforit is a good beginning, since it apparently already has 1 and 2. I'd be happy to help with 3 and 4 if I could get source control access to askforit and if it's in a language I'm comfortable with (python, ruby, and/or js. I can handle others, but I wouldn't volunteer to.) Jameson 2011/10/19 Andy Jennings <[email protected]> > As we gather signatures, I suggest that we create two lists. >> >> One list -- the one we have now -- includes credentials -- which can be >> academic or anything relevant (including just having an interest in election >> methods). >> >> The second list would not list credentials and instead would just have the >> person's name and location -- by nation and possibly province/state, with a >> city name being optional. Each signature would be added to the appropriate >> list based on what information they supply in their signature. >> > > It has been suggested that we need to streamline the process of letting > people add their signature. > > It wouldn't be too hard to create a web form where people submit their own > name and location and it automatically gets added to the page. But then you > have to mess with moderation and/or profanity and spam filters. And you > also have to worry about ballot stuffing. > > One way around this, in general, is to make people use a Facebook account. > But lots of people still don't have Facebook accounts or don't like to use > them, so that's not a perfect solution. > > At our startup, AskForIt.com, we originally supported only Facebook login, > but eventually we added the option for people to create an account without > using Facebook. Should we try to host the declaration on AskForIt.com? > It's probably not the perfect platform right now, but I can get > functionality added pretty quickly if we need it (and it's okay with the > other founders). Another option is a competing site, PetitionSpot.com. > > Or we could create our own Facebook app to let people sign on. > > Or we could just try to use the Facebook like button as the "join" > mechanism. Tell people to "like" the page if they want to join the > petition. Then we can use the Facebook social plugins to show faces (and > first names) of people who've joined. It will even automatically emphasize > the friends of whoever is viewing the page. > > But I'm guessing a Facebook-only solution is probably not acceptable. I > don't even like it very much myself, but it is the easiest way to (mostly) > make sure that each user is a distinct person. > > > >> After the wording is finalized and I find the time, I may create a >> Facebook page to expose the Declaration to young people (who are the ones >> who will push hardest for election-method reform) and hopefully to collect >> signatures (or at least "friend" support) from frustrated voters. (The >> suggestion of using Facebook came from a door-to-door political-petition >> signature gatherer.) That copy would be the one I would want to take the >> time to format more nicely than the temporary copy I've created at >> VoteFair.org. >> >> > If we put a Facebook like button on the declaration page and tell people to > "like" if they want to join, then it can actually be linked to a Facebook > page so that liking one is the same as liking the other. > > Andy > > > > >> I think it's time to turn the Declaration over to the world. They need >> it. Now. >> >> Richard Fobes >> >> >> >> On 10/18/2011 7:16 AM, Jameson Quinn wrote: >> >>> I am still contacting high profile people who we'd like to sign it. >>> Personally, I'd avoid calling it "done" quite yet so that we can make >>> minor changes if these people request it. But if people feel otherwise, >>> I'd be willing to freeze it in its current state. >>> >>> Here's the status of my efforts >>> >>> * I'm pursuing an introduction to Kenneth Arrow through a mutual >>> >>> friend. This should bear fruit in a couple of months (due to >>> travel). Personally, I think it's worth the wait. >>> * I don't have a contact for Maurice Duverger. Any help there would >>> >>> be good. He's 94 but apparently still going strong; he had an >>> editorial in Le Monde just a year ago. >>> * I could contact James Buchanan, but first I'd like to see if >>> >>> anyone here has some connection, so that he'd be more inclined to >>> view us favorably. >>> * I've written to Tony Downs. He's a second-tier name, but if he is >>> >>> interested, he would be a good person to introduce us to Buchanan. >>> * I've talked with Steven Brams, Michel Balinski, and Rida Laraki. >>> >>> They all wish us luck, but refuse to sign because of some (in my >>> view minor) issue they have with one of the systems we support. >>> Brams has not definitively shut the door on signing. >>> * Markus Schulze hasn't signed because we support too many systems, >>> >>> which in his view weakens the impact. >>> * I have recently emailed James Green-Armytage, who is probably >>> >>> reading this mail here. No response yet. >>> * I haven't contacted Nicholas Tideman. He may be reading this too, >>> >>> but if he's not, I would like to get as many high-powered names >>> such as those above to sign on before we talk to him. >>> * If we had a big-name author, I have a contact with the editor of >>> /Science/, so we might be able to get an editorial published. >>> * As you can see on the declaration, Warren Smith has already signed. >>> >>> >>> Meanwhile, I agree that a good css stylesheet would dramatically improve >>> the look of the declaration on http://www.votefair.org/** >>> declaration.html <http://www.votefair.org/declaration.html>. >>> >>> Jameson >>> >>> 2011/10/18 Andy Jennings <[email protected] >>> <mailto:elections@**jenningsstory.com <[email protected]>>> >>> >>> >>> So the declaration is all done, right? Ready to send out to >>> everyone we think might be interested? >>> >>> I have a bunch of people I want to notify, but for some reason I >>> don't feel like sending them to either the Google Doc or to >>> Richard's page >>> (http://www.votefair.org/**declaration.html<http://www.votefair.org/declaration.html>). >>> Niether >>> seems appropriate for a first impression. >>> >>> Anyone else feel the same way? >>> >>> ~ Andy >>> >>> >> >> ---- >> Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list >> info >> > > > ---- > Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info > >
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