----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 12:32
PM
Subject: RE: consistent terminology on BS
My
experience in the recent City of Norfolk election suggests that
the "Manager" Card name indeed needs to be changed. The problem is
that some of the more unsophisticated poll workers think that the Manager
Card, as the name implies, is for managing the election.
I can't believe
that you would insinuate that there may be unsophisticated pollworkers out
there!
Therefore, they insert the manager card in the Spyrus unit as well
as the R-6 in the morning while attempting to open the polls. As a
result, the Spyrus units are wiped out and the R-6 units have to be placed
back into the election mode. Since the manager card is only
used to end the election, why don't we call it the "Ender" Card, thus
identifying it for what it is used for (not unlike the AVOS Ender
Card) and help reduce the confusion level at the lower end of the poll
worker ladder.
The
Administrator card is currently used for accessing Supervisor functions,
ending a voter card-based count in Pre-Election Testing Mode, configuring
the device's IP address for the first time, as well as ending the
election, therefore represents a broader functionality than the AccuVote
Ender card.
At
any rate, in future City of Norfolk elections (and other R-6 elections
that I have anything to do with), we will put the
Manager/Supervisor/Ender Card in a sealed envelope marked "for used
only to end the election at the close of the polls". In my educated
opinion, Supervisor Card will be just as confusing to the lowest common
demonitor of poll workers as is Manager Card.
Robert Pickett
Could you comment on its use or the specifics of its
function please.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 4:41
PM
Subject: RE: consistent terminology
on BS
Attached is the new artwork for the
"Supervisor" Card (nee Manager Card). Please lodge any comments
before Friday, May 17th, 2002.
Ian
-----Original
Message-----
From: owner-rcr@gesn.com
[mailto:owner-rcr@gesn.com] On Behalf
Of Ken Clark
Sent: Tuesday, April 23,
2002 12:00
PM
To: rcr@gesn.com
Subject: RE: consistent terminology
on BS
Yes, the
terminology here is quite a mess.
We’ll change all references to the term “Supervisor” to be
consistent across our product lines. We’ll talk to Ian about changing
the label on the cards.
Ken
-----Original
Message-----
From:
owner-rcr@gesn.com [mailto:owner-rcr@gesn.com] On Behalf Of Tari
Runyan
Sent:
Tuesday, April
23, 2002 10:25
AM
To: rcr
Subject: consistent terminology on
BS
Currently there are three words
used to identify the same function - Administrator, Manager,
Supervisor - the word Manager is printed on the card so can we
change the TS language to refer to Manager Functions, Manager Card,
Manager Mode - or else print something else on the cards -
just keep it consistent.