[Lnc-business] Fwd: [Lnc-votes] protecting party assets

Alicia Mattson secretary at lp.org
Thu Aug 17 04:46:56 EDT 2017


Forwarding a request from a member of the CA affiliate leadership related
to use of the party name.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Robert Imhoff <imhoffdousharm at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 12:55 PM
Subject: RE: [Lnc-votes] [Lnc-business] protecting party assets
To: "Jeffrey.Hewitt at lp.org" <Jeffrey.Hewitt at lp.org>, "starrcpa at gmail.com" <
starrcpa at gmail.com>
Cc: "hmrobson at ca.lp.org" <hmrobson at ca.lp.org>, Jennifer Imhoff <
jenniferrimhoff at gmail.com>, Ted Brown <tedbrown1776 at hotmail.com>,
secretary at lp.org, Tyler Kuskie <tmkuskie at gmail.com>


Jeff / Aaron,

As the Region 4 representatives, I wanted to share with you some concerns
the CA Libertarian Party is actually having with "Libertarian Party" use on
public websites, and social media.

The original thread that Alicia has started with the LNC seems to have
diverged from what I think we should be talking about:  Actual misuse of
the party name and brand, from rogue people.  I am hoping that we can
actually use LNC bylaw article 5.1 for some sticky problems here locally in
California.

1.) Twitter - We have had an official CA LP Twitter, that a person who was
assigned to set up for the party, has gone rogue and will not release it to
us, but uses "Libertarian Party" (https://twitter.com/californialp) Also
another account with lots of followers: https://twitter.com/lpclive which
we have no idea who controls.

2.) Reddit - We have another person who spun up a sub-reddit for the
Libertarian Party of California (which is linked to by the official
National LNC reddit), and he refuses to let CA party members become
moderators. (https://www.reddit.com/r/CALibertarians/)

3.) Facebook - Again, the same person who controls our "Official" twitter
above, also control many different Facebook pages and Groups which purport
to be CA LP, though, one person who controls most of these stated his
refusal to return these to the party for control, or shut them down.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LPCalifornia/
https://www.facebook.com/Libertarian-Party-of-California-332441246138/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/gj2012team/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LPCSoCal/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LPJeffCal/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/234928289951578/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/204640566235670/

I would like to be advise on how our Social Media Committee, IT Committee,
and Website Committee's (With representatives added in cc line) can be
supported in doing their jobs, without these rogue social media accounts
diverging potential members away from real social media assets.  I think
that is the true spirit of what Bylaw Article 5.1 was set out to achieve.

Can LNC support its affiliate in California and enforce Bylaw Article 5.1,
with respect to all noted examples listed in this email?

Warm Regards,

Robert Imhoff
California LIbertarian Party At-Large Executive
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