Oh, hey, I was wondering what happened to CheeseButt. Cool.
What is your childhood trauma?
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Bureaucracy 3: Oh, so now you want to be part of the SOLUTION?
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Dana - Oct 20, 2004 5:49:13 am PDT #2540 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
billytea - Oct 20, 2004 5:50:05 am PDT #2541 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
If there's only two choices outside of the No Preferences, then "most votes" is the same thing as "majority".
Only if by 'majority' you mean "majority of non-'no preference' votes, rather than majority of votes cast.
Topic!Cindy - Oct 20, 2004 5:52:36 am PDT #2542 of 10001
What is even happening?
Right, what billytea said. It's an issue, because we're addressing how the "no preference" works anyhow (in that is counted toward mvt).
Of course, if the English speaking world would follow my lead, and reclaim the "archaic" (but still frigging useful) definition of majority, we'd not have this problem. t sniff
Jon B. - Oct 20, 2004 5:52:40 am PDT #2543 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Only if by 'majority' you mean "majority of non-'no preference' votes, rather than majority of votes cast.
Cindy was referring to Lyra Jane's post which said
"No preference" votes aren't counted as either yeses or nos, and the choice with the majority of the votes outside the "no preferences" still wins."
Topic!Cindy - Oct 20, 2004 5:53:59 am PDT #2544 of 10001
What is even happening?
I still think it's safer to say "most votes" there, rather than "majority".
Signed,
Once Bitten, and I didn't even get a lousy T-shirt
Lyra Jane - Oct 20, 2004 6:09:50 am PDT #2545 of 10001
Up with the sun
Okay, and one more question before we put something in Press; what happens if someone reads about Angel Previously and No Preference and says, "hey, I voted wrong!" Can they revote, or do they just have to suck it up?
Lee - Oct 20, 2004 6:10:38 am PDT #2546 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
So we are going with the rule that No preference votes only count towards the quorum issue, and that when deciding the actual issue, it is only the yes and no votes that matter, even if No preference has more votes than yes or no, right?
eta: Lyra, in fairness to them, they should be able to email me about it, since other people already have.
Nilly - Oct 20, 2004 6:12:40 am PDT #2547 of 10001
Swouncing
Lee, that's the way I underdstand it.
Lyra, as far as I understand, they can re-vote, and then their former vote doesn't count.
Jon B. - Oct 20, 2004 6:52:34 am PDT #2548 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
What Nilly said.
Sophia Brooks - Oct 20, 2004 6:57:10 am PDT #2549 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Runs screaming from the thread having flashbacks....
signed,
was against the no preference option as unnecessarily complicated