How did the number 42 get chosen (other than the obvious...) Was there some sort of mathiness involved WRT havign 100 or so active posters? Are there more active posters now?
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JenP - Jul 17, 2007 5:20:20 am PDT #9900 of 10001
Sophia Brooks - Jul 17, 2007 5:22:17 am PDT #9901 of 10001
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Nilly, et als, I have a dumb question-- how does one navigate to the lawspeak document? I can never find it easily?
JenP-- from the lawspeak document, it looks like we had everyone write down the number they thought and averaged them,
[We have] a minimum number of community members voting on any item in order for the vote to count. (Press #367) How many Buffistas does it take to make a vote count? 42. This was taken as an average of voted suggestions. Mean, median and "binary walk" methods of averaging were compared, and all tended to come close enough to 42 for horseshoes and hand grenades. Votes of "no preference" count toward this [Minimum Voter Turnout]. (Press #415)
Dana - Jul 17, 2007 5:24:28 am PDT #9902 of 10001
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Mean, median and "binary walk" methods of averaging were compared, and all tended to come close enough to 42 for horseshoes and hand grenades.
We're so funny.
Jesse - Jul 17, 2007 5:27:13 am PDT #9903 of 10001
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That was a hilarious happening -- I'm pretty sure everyone got to submit their own idea of how many voters was "enough," and then we averaged.
JenP - Jul 17, 2007 5:28:00 am PDT #9904 of 10001
Thank, Sophia.
(OK, what the hell is the "binary walk" method?)
how does one navigate to the lawspeak document?
Also, this. Because I'm feeling like I should perhaps go read it before I ask more questions...
Nilly - Jul 17, 2007 5:29:59 am PDT #9905 of 10001
Swouncing
however, I can't get off my ass to do it....
How appropriate, considering that Nutty called the "Law Speak" page "cheesebutt".
are their more buffistas voting now
Less. At least in the ballots that I counted the votes for.
The number is always considerably higher than the 42 minimum required, though.
Seriously, I think that is very unlikely to occur.
I can stop posting altogether, since Jon, once again, said what I wanted to say.
How did the number 42 get chosen (other than the obvious...)
By vote. It was one of the first votes. It wasn't even an option in the vote, it was the result of some mathiness (combining the numbers people offered in their ballots, IIRC). Imagine our reaction when the numbers were calculated and the result ended up being 42!
I have a dumb question-- how does one navigate to the lawspeak document? I can never find it easily?
Um, I have no idea. I have it bookmarked somewhere, just for these cases. I think it's not prominent anywhere yet because it's still not finished.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 17, 2007 5:32:26 am PDT #9906 of 10001
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The thing is, and perhaps I am overstepping, but I don't think it is ever going to get finished, unless everyone else on the committee is working away. We (Nutty, Lee, Jesse, msbelle, and I) have been working on it for YEARS and partially because we cannot agree on the simplicity level and partially because we are too busy we have never really moved any further from it. Please correct me if I am wrong
JenP - Jul 17, 2007 5:34:24 am PDT #9907 of 10001
Imagine our reaction when the numbers were calculated and the result ended up being 42!
Destiny!
bon bon - Jul 17, 2007 5:39:33 am PDT #9908 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
We reorganized the committee working on the FAQ in December. I sent around a draft at that time but then the Gus thing happened and it seemed like the wrong time to push.
Amy - Jul 17, 2007 5:39:52 am PDT #9909 of 10001
Because books.
Can someone remind me when I need to have the ballot ready? I guess I proposed this on Saturday night, so discussion should go till ... when?