What Brenda said. The actual ballot would work like the other thread-creating ballots we've had. Once the poll results are in, Lyra Jane (or anyone, really) can propose an up or down vote on each thread she thinks is worth voting on.

I'm sorry if the feeling is I didn't solicit enough feedback on the poll -- it seemed to me like not many people were commenting in Lightbulb, so I just went with my draft.

No, no, I didn't mean to imply that at all. I know how difficult it is to please everyone, especially when you're waiting for feedback in resounding silence. I should have read the LB discussion more carefully before carelessly questioning the poll. I'm the one who's sorry.

Once the poll results are in, Lyra Jane (or anyone, really) can propose an up or down vote on each thread she thinks is worth voting on.

This. I'll have to see the results before I can be more specific, Cindy.

Okee dokee. Thanks again, Lyra.

No problem.

I would love to have a specific mathematical formula in mind for counting ballots that include both "no new threads" and two shows vs. ballots that contain only "no new threads," and votes for "no new threads" vs. votes for each specific thread, but the truth is, my brain isn't that mathy, and I'd rather not make this any more agonizing than it already is.

What I can say is that if "no new threads" turns out to be the top choice, I'm not likely to propose show-specific threads, though of course someone else could.

I'm having trouble choosing which shows. I mean, I like both Alias AND Jack and Bobby -- but they're on at the same time.

Also -- if we vote for 3 does that mean we can still whitefont the others in Natter?

if we vote for 3 does that mean we can still whitefont the others in Natter?

Judging by past threading, I don't see why not. Hell, there may very well still be whitefont discussion of shows with threads in Natter, unless we explicitly make it not so.

I would love to have a specific mathematical formula in mind for counting ballots that include both "no new threads" and two shows vs. ballots that contain only "no new threads," and votes for "no new threads" vs. votes for each specific thread, but the truth is, my brain isn't that mathy, and I'd rather not make this any more agonizing than it already is.

I know what you mean, but I don't think that is necessary.

Example:

100 people respond to the poll.

75 choose Veronica Mars, 50 choose Lost, and 40 choose Alias (all other shows are chosen less frequently).

If 60 people indicate that they do not want any new threads, it doesn't really matter if all 60 who select "no new threads" are among those 75 who choose Veronica Mars.

We still know that 60 people out of 100 do not want any new threads, at all. Right? In that case, I would think you'd have your answer, and would not propose new threads.

if we vote for 3 does that mean we can still whitefont the others in Natter?

Of course. I'm not at all interested in stopping discussion, here. As ita said, even if we ended up with new threads, Natter would be the same as always.

Right? In that case, I would think you'd have your answer, and would not propose new threads.

 Actually, in that case I would probably propose a Veronica Mars thread, because more people want that than want no new threads at all, and it could still be voted down. But yes, you have the general idea.

Actually, in that case I would probably propose a Veronica Mars thread, because more people want that than want no new threads at all, and it could still be voted down. But yes, you have the general idea.

Actually, actually, in Cindy's example, there were only 100 voters, so some of the VM fans also voted for no new threads. Those people were presumably saying "If we have to have a new thread, I'd like it to be for VM, but I'd rather have no new threads at all."

That's not to say you couldn't still propose a VM thread, but under Cindy's example, if everyone voted as they did in the poll, it would certainly lose.