From: rra@stanford.edu 
  
 Ken Arromdee  writes: 
  
 > All that calling a second person proves is that there are at least 2 
 > people.  If you want to prove there are 17, you need to call enough of 
 > the 17 that a hoax would be impractical.  2 isn't enough. 
  
 I agree.  However, I'm not trying to prove that there are 17 people, just 
 like I'm not trying to prove that everyone else who voted on the proposal 
 actually exists. 
  
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 Russ Allbery (rra@stanford.edu)              
  
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