> One thing I would be open to is to put a disclaimer splash page before
> any ballot (only to be seen the first time a person votes) briefly
> explaining how the ballot works and to mention that ballot stuffing is
> "unethical, undemocratic and tears at the fabric that is Code4Lib" or
> some such.  I would welcome contributions to the wording.
>
> What would people think about that?

+1 I agree with Ross on all points here.

In this age of blatant viral campaigns -- e.g., a band putting a link on
their homepage asking their fans to vote them up in a "best of" category -- I
don't feel outrage on this issue ... although I think it coasts along the
edge of ethicality. And I have to ask the question (since I really don't
know): was the amount of ballot stuffing that occurred sufficiently large
that it could actually swamp legitimate votes?

Tom