--On Monday, May 27, 2019 18:13 -0500 Pete Resnick <resnick@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 26 May 2019, at 14:32, John C Klensin wrote: > >> ...unless one is prepared to argue that remote >> participants are somehow more inclined to frivolous petitions >> than those who attend regularly (no matter whether they >> actually participate actively or not), this is a case in >> which the huge number of frivolous recall efforts we have had >> in the past, especially those that have gone to the point of >> getting a recall committee formed (and even back when the >> number of people it took to initiate such an action was only >> one and with no qualification restrictions) strongly suggests >> that this is not a real fear. > > To be fair, the concern was about someone making fake remote > registrations in order for one or two folks to mount a recall. > That said, I still don't think it is a serious concern. I think we are in complete agreement. My comments, if anything, were an attempt to demonstrate that the concern is even less serious than your comments suggested. I don't think that is a contest or that it makes much difference who "wins". IMO, if there is any debate here it is about the size, coloration, and taste of the red herring. best, john
