Ex-Mayor in charity storm. - Page 9

lindsay ormerod · 19-06-2008, 23:23

I would love to know the identity of the "rat" , major underhand tactics there....

Neil · 19-06-2008, 23:28

You are assuming it was a Tory, maybe it was a Labour supporter who then admitted it to try and cause trouble.

lindsay ormerod · 19-06-2008, 23:40

No twisted thinking from me Neil , maybe I am too honest !
I can't understand why, if someone wanted to fudge the poll , they would be daft enough to do it from the same pc, it's not rocket science surely?
So it smacks of a very blinkered person, obsessed by the Dobbo is right ethos.
I would imagine the Observer could follow it up, after all, they will have the miscreants IP address eh?

cashman · 19-06-2008, 23:45

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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod

No twisted thinking from me Neil , maybe I am too honest !
I can't understand why, if someone wanted to fudge the poll , they would be daft enough to do it from the same pc, it's not rocket science surely?
So it smacks of a very blinkered person, obsessed by the Dobbo is right ethos.
I would imagine the Observer could follow it up, after all, they will have the miscreants IP address eh?

i'm willing to bet they don't linds.

Neil · 19-06-2008, 23:45

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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod

I can't understand why, if someone wanted to fudge the poll , they would be daft enough to do it from the same pc, it's not rocket science surely?

That would have needed 317 different internet connections assuming one ip per connection. I wonder if Tony has 317 friends

.

As for following it up to find the deviant I doubt that the ISP in question would be forced by law to give out details for such a serious crime

. Even publishing the IP would probably be a breach of data protection laws.

garinda · 19-06-2008, 23:55

Thank goodness it wasn't anything important.

At first I thought they were suggesting the Bonny Baby competition had been rigged.

Neil · 19-06-2008, 23:57

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Originally Posted by garinda

Thank goodness it wasn't anything important.

At first I thought they were suggesting the Bonny Baby competition had been rigged.

OMG I never thought of that.

I still can't believe that the vote could be rigged. What a naff system that counted all those votes from the same PC.

cashman · 20-06-2008, 00:00

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Originally Posted by Neil

OMG I never thought of that.

I still can't believe that the vote could be rigged. What a naff system that counted all those votes from the same PC.

anything can be rigged within reason neil, all ya need is crap monitering.

eg. bush in florida. lol

garinda · 20-06-2008, 00:03

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Originally Posted by Neil

OMG I never thought of that.

I still can't believe that the vote could be rigged. What a naff system that counted all those votes from the same PC.

I must be too thick to be a cheat.

Once you've voted in their poll, the option then disappears.

Obviously a way round that, but it's beyond me.

BERNADETTE · 20-06-2008, 00:09

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Originally Posted by garinda

I must be too thick to be a cheat.

Once you've voted in their poll, the option then disappears.

Obviously a way round that, but it's beyond me.

Maybe because it would never enter your head

Neil · 20-06-2008, 00:13

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Originally Posted by garinda

Obviously a way round that, but it's beyond me.

I am sure our internet and linux guru will be along in the morning to explain how it all works.

cashman · 20-06-2008, 00:31

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Originally Posted by Neil

I am sure our internet and linux guru will be along in the morning to explain how it all works.

i'm still here.

jaysay · 20-06-2008, 10:25

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Originally Posted by cashman

anything can be rigged within reason neil, all ya need is crap monitering.

eg. bush in florida. lol

I agree with a lot of people what a crap system, you can't rig a poll on here, so how can it happen on the Observers. I have to say that I think the Obs web site is also crap its not a patch on the Telegraph

cashman · 20-06-2008, 12:51

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Originally Posted by jaysay

I agree with a lot of people what a crap system, you can't rig a poll on here, so how can it happen on the Observers.

thought you knew better n that.

katex · 20-06-2008, 12:54

Didn't vote on it myself, 'cause still not sure exactly what we were voting on !

See that Cllr. Dobson stated to the Observer, that he didn't even know they ran a poll (well, have to sorta' believe him I suppose). Bet you know Jaysay.

Then he throws his toys out of his pram by stating: "I am getting a bit fed up of all this now. All I was doing was trying something a little bit different and I get all this aggro". sob, sob. You will sir, if you are not willing to explain to us common folk exactly how you did it !! Then we can judge.