For the LAST TIME: Go Away Ron McBride!
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To Whom It May Concern:

I have repeatedly told Ron McBride both publicly and privately that he is not welcome in any of my groups. Yet he continues to ignore my request to leave me and my groups alone!

He does not have any logical reasonable reason to join because he doesn't even live in Florida - he lives in Illinois - yet he insists on joining my local and regional groups over and over again and forcing me to delete him over and over again.

He is abusing this network for his own purposes and he ought to be removed forthwith.

Who REALLY has 1921 friends and can participated in well over 100 groups?

This is clearly either an information collector or a points gamer or someone trying to crosspost to everyone in the universe. No one can possibly participate in an interactive manner to 1921 people and in 100+ groups.

The DNC needs to limit people’s participation to a meaningful level and stop the spam and cyberstalking by people who just won’t go away when asked.

If someone is banned from a group, they should not be allowed to re-apply over and over again on their own without the group owner first extending an invitation to join to them.

Very irritated!

Doug De Clue
Edwards Meetup Orlando Organizer,
Orlando One Corps Co-Captain,
Precinct Committeeman, Orange 311, FL

Reader Comments
  
So what
By Letitrip Oct 2nd 2007 at 6:35 am EDT
if Ron's is everything you accuse him of, what does it matter?

I counted about 40 groups that you've listed here. When people post, for example, if they wrote about civil rights issues, and maybe they wouldn't want to send it to their stem cell research group, so they have groups that it would apply. What does it matter how many groups he's in?
  
Re: McBride
By Paul Thompson Oct 2nd 2007 at 8:25 am EDT
I think he uses the groups to collect valid email addresses. Maybe, just maybe, he's a professional spammer.
  
And do you live in
By Bill Dickson Oct 2nd 2007 at 8:48 am EDT
Brevard County, Dekalb County, Pasco County, Orange County, Fulton County, Marion County Miami-Dade County, East Hillsborough and Polk Counties, and Volusia County?
Re: And do you live in
By Jim Callahan Oct 2nd 2007 at 12:07 pm EDT
As a member of the Orange County Democratic Party, I know and have worked with Doug DeClue.

Brevard County (home of the Kennedy Space Center) is one county to the east of Orange County and the two counties share at least one state house seat and one congressional district.

Although I am not certain, I believe DeKalb County and Fulton County are outside the state of Florida, but are places that Doug used to live.

Interstate 4 (I-4) runs from Hillsborough County (Tampa) through Polk County, Orange County (Orlando) to Volusia County (Daytona Beach). As an Organizer for John Edwards meetup Doug has a strong interest in what goes on in the I-4 corridor.

Miami-Dade County has the largest population of any City/County in the State of Florida.

The regions are a mixed bag...

I have people from out of state trying to join a group I set up for my own precinct.

I have been sucessful in setting Florida Congressional District 08. I have as members the Democratic State Committeewoman who serves as Congressional District Chair, One of the Congressional candidates (Alan Grayson) and staff to another of the Congressional campaigns.

Jim Callahan
Orlando, FL (Orange County, FL)
Re: And do you live in
By Douglas J. De Clue Oct 3rd 2007 at 4:10 pm EDT
Dekalb and Fulton county are metro Atlanta where I lived for 12 years, where I went to college, and where I have many friends still.

Likewise I lived in Broward for 3 years (Ft. Lauderdale) and as you point out, my interest is related to the Edwards campaign.

Doug D.