tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post6131336899324379074..comments2023-10-07T22:37:49.244+13:00Comments on The Hand Mirror: Election Survey: Peter Tashkoff (Act)katyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15742280289613450293noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-68078849588201991162008-10-23T19:56:00.000+13:002008-10-23T19:56:00.000+13:00Sadly for Mr Tashkoff, this page is now the second...Sadly for Mr Tashkoff, this page is now the second highest ranked page you get when you search for his name on Google. I don't know how to google-bomb or do anything like that, so I'm not sure how that happened. His Act profile is first ranked.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08977150346842277994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-21149380843588451362008-10-17T12:34:00.000+13:002008-10-17T12:34:00.000+13:00Whether or not the survey fills the legal definiti...Whether or not the survey fills the legal definition of spam, Mr Tashkoff's comment was clearly supposed to be derisive. If you put yourself forward as a candidate, it's pretty bad form to treat info requests with contempt. Would Mr Tashkoff have had a bigger tantie if ACT had not been invited to participate, I wonder?Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076244041878300351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-52263519236432751242008-10-17T09:22:00.000+13:002008-10-17T09:22:00.000+13:00Peter, you don't feel that the act of standing for...Peter, you don't feel that the act of standing for election counts as "soliciting" requests for information on political positions?<BR/><BR/>If you feel otherwise, I suggest reporting this to the Department of Internal Affairs post haste. ACT - Tough on Crime, Tough on Criminals, am I right?DPF:TLDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06372937855256319716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-79821604682506283122008-10-17T01:27:00.000+13:002008-10-17T01:27:00.000+13:00Sorry but under Labours Anti-Spam Legislation, pas...Sorry but under Labours Anti-Spam Legislation, passed earlier this term, your email IS SPAM.<BR/><BR/>It is un-solicited, electronic mail, sent to a large number of people.<BR/><BR/>While I welcomed your email and responded to the survey, it was still un-solicited, meaning it is legally SPAM.<BR/><BR/>This is of course why ACT was the only party to vote against the Anti-Spam legislation.<BR/><BR/>It is quite possible to be pleased to receive an email that you didn't ask to be sent, even if it was sent to lots of people.peteremcchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02675527971846060507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-31471055361723694122008-10-16T14:44:00.000+13:002008-10-16T14:44:00.000+13:00i/s heartily seconded.Although the first piece of ...i/s heartily seconded.<BR/><BR/>Although the first piece of propaganda they sent me had already informed that decision.sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11329568168996549967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-70661393560520006892008-10-15T02:22:00.000+13:002008-10-15T02:22:00.000+13:00It's not very conducive to informed voting.Really?...<I>It's not very conducive to informed voting.</I><BR/><BR/>Really? I found it highly informative, and it confirmed my desire not to vote for a party which selects such buffoons.Idiot/Savanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993069909613708957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-90454325221913208192008-10-14T22:26:00.000+13:002008-10-14T22:26:00.000+13:00While Peter's dismissal of the survey as 'spam' is...While Peter's dismissal of the survey as 'spam' is difficult to sustain, I must admit his actions are entirely politically rational. Despite ACT members' complaints that their party is not taken seriously as a 'liberal party', many of its candidates seem extremely disinterested in anything coming from the left of the political spectrum.<BR/><BR/>What's interesting is the diversity of attitudes. Contrast Tashkoff's reply with Du Plessis'. The latter, for all that I disagreed with a lot of it, was courteous and, more to the point, didn't seem to take issue with the concept of being asked.<BR/><BR/>Would it be drawing too long a bow to imply that this diversity of views is caused by a similar diversity of opinions within the ACT party, caused by recruiting its parliamentary candidates from a fairly shallow party organisation that seems to lapse into dormancy between elections? Does this have anything to do with the total disappearance of all ACT MPs who didn't return to Parliament in 2005 from the list?DPF:TLDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06372937855256319716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-39522262682394911162008-10-14T20:09:00.000+13:002008-10-14T20:09:00.000+13:00I agree with Anna on this oneI agree with Anna on this oneAzlemedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09817866704889651040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-47748325708103834452008-10-14T19:27:00.000+13:002008-10-14T19:27:00.000+13:00Mr Tashkoff's comment has a whole lot of rant and ...Mr Tashkoff's comment has a whole lot of rant and not much policy in it. It's not very conducive to informed voting.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076244041878300351noreply@blogger.com