I like the idea of a membership for voting as it does raise coin and is a little more honest, however we may still have questions raised about how you would prevent hundreds of bogus membership registrations (votes). Again, we are back to buying votes, no?
I'm all for Official Membership, its a great way to raise founds, also using it as an official voting tool can be done properly without the fear of fake account. It has to be manage by the Foundation, you become a member of the foundation by registering with a valid ID.
Now, before people bitch about anonymity, remember this has nothing to do with wallets, address, transaction, spending of any kind or how much you have... and since the WCF will be an official non-profit recognized by the Government of Canada, it is protected under the law and privacy will be respected. This would be a solely voting membership, no different of your Costco membership or political affiliation.
This way we get an honest community, engage and able to vote, transparent and totally legit. If you want to vote, you have to be a registered member.
Does this make sense?
What would constitute a valid ID?
Blockbuster membership card
That would be up for debate...my idea is far from perfect but it's a start, let's throw more ideas in the pot
Haha, very good points. And Whitenotwright made a good point earlier about preventing multiple registrations which would be like fixing the vote. Its a worthy discussion and an obvious missing point in my original post. I saw a previous post from Mogonzo talking about the registration, so its possible there would be legal protection to your privacy should information be required. Its a major issue we'd have to resolve, but i'm glad the idea of members and such is resonating.
I do not feel like it would be buying votes again however (with a proper identification system in place.) Once the registration due is paid, you'd be a member. Any further voting would not require re-registration, and I'm not sure I like the idea of continuing paying any type of due, just a one time deal. However, if i'm missing a point here, let me know.
