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Oh, wow. This place looks great. Oh, I feel like a witch in a magic shop.
Willow ,'Help'
Bureaucracy 3: Oh, so now you want to be part of the SOLUTION?
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Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Jon B. - Aug 09, 2005 12:04:47 pm PDT #5325 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Jon B. - Aug 09, 2005 12:11:13 pm PDT #5326 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
If someone posted MY political contributions here without my consent, I'd be plenty annoyed.
Just to clarify -- I absolutely think it was rude. But since it's publicly available information, I don't think we should stomp it. Have we ever stomped any post that wasn't spam or a spoiler?
Kristen - Aug 09, 2005 12:13:40 pm PDT #5327 of 10001
I'm having Google/CNET deja vu.
Connie Neil - Aug 09, 2005 12:14:18 pm PDT #5328 of 10001
brillig
I find it interesting that, according to the user ID number, this person is not a newbie (relatively, anyway).
§ ita § - Aug 09, 2005 12:15:17 pm PDT #5329 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm having Google/CNET deja vu.
No kidding. It's one reason I haven't chimed in. I think it's rude, but not out of line.
Lyra Jane - Aug 09, 2005 12:18:59 pm PDT #5330 of 10001
Up with the sun
I've seen similar information posted about other Jossverse people, though probably on LiveJournal rather than here. I don't find it offensive, but I understand why someone might.
DXMachina - Aug 09, 2005 12:22:27 pm PDT #5331 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I'm not crazy about it, either. OTOH, similar to what Lyra jane says, I saw a post on another board quantifying the donations Rafael Palmeiro made to GWB, and didn't bat an eyelash. Unfortunately, the information is public.
Allyson - Aug 09, 2005 12:22:37 pm PDT #5332 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
It's been edited.
Lyra Jane - Aug 09, 2005 12:27:03 pm PDT #5333 of 10001
Up with the sun
Unfortunately, the information is public.
Meta-issue, but I don't see that as unfortunate at all. I'm glad I have the right to know who's funding our politicians. Money is so important to our electoral process, and it's nice to know who's behind it. (It's also really useful information for journalists.)
Opensecrets.org provides name, zip and employer, not actual personal data.
Allyson - Aug 09, 2005 12:29:25 pm PDT #5334 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
It wasn't just the link that bothered me, really, but that there was a specific link to a politicians voting record whom Tim supported. It seemed accusatory and weird.