KristinT, who is The Other Half Of My Brain, lists all my faves. Except I'd add Mr. Rogers.
...burning baby fish swimming all round your head.
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Bureaucracy 3: Oh, so now you want to be part of the SOLUTION?
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
amych - Jul 17, 2007 7:10:05 am PDT #9930 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Laura - Jul 17, 2007 7:13:11 am PDT #9931 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
I'M ALL UP IN UR BORED, MAKIN UR POLIZY!
Hee. Except I hope that the thread lasts a really really long time and that would get old.
Don't Worry, Nobody Can Spell It
Just doesn't get old for me.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 17, 2007 7:15:52 am PDT #9932 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'M ALL UP IN UR BORED, MAKIN UR POLIZY!
Hee. Except I hope that the thread lasts a really really long time and that would get old.
Not exactly a serious suggestion, but it made me giggle.
The Mr. Rogers one I adore though and was a serious suggestion (kudos to amych for that).
Topic!Cindy - Jul 17, 2007 7:17:04 am PDT #9933 of 10001
What is even happening?
To win a vote, the option must have 50%+1 of the yes/no (or actionable) votes.
Example. Our minimum vote total is 42. If 20 people vote YES, and 17 people vote NO, and 5 people vote NO PREFERENCE, the yes votes take the day. You don't need 50%+1 of 42 (or more). You need 50%+1 of the quantity [yes votes + no votes].
Another example: If 100 people voted NO PREFERENCE, 5 people voted YES, and 10 people voted NO, the no votes would take the day.
The 42 is a separate issue. The 42 is the minimum vote total required. But because we have the minimum vote total, we allow people to vote no proference to help the ballot matter. When you're voting no preference, you're essentially saying, "I don't care how this issue is resolved, but I want it resolved by this vote, because it keeps popping up, and I think resolution of it is important."
Glamcookie - Jul 17, 2007 7:23:32 am PDT #9934 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Too much Mr. Rogers!
Topic!Cindy - Jul 17, 2007 7:25:29 am PDT #9935 of 10001
What is even happening?
I always thought the minimum vote total was both excessively high and sort of think having one at all is silly. If people don't care enough to vote, they don't care enough to have a say.
§ ita § - Jul 17, 2007 7:26:28 am PDT #9936 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If people don't care enough to vote, they don't care enough to have a say.
Can you clarify this for me? Are you saying that by your absence you should have no impact on the decision?
Fred Pete - Jul 17, 2007 7:26:53 am PDT #9937 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
"500 Suggestions, No Actual Decisions"!
Topic!Cindy - Jul 17, 2007 7:28:18 am PDT #9938 of 10001
What is even happening?
Can you clarify this for me? Are you saying that by your absence you should have no impact on the decision?
I don't think I'd say it like that. I'm saying, if you want to have an impact on the decision, participate.
Liese S. - Jul 17, 2007 7:32:30 am PDT #9939 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
So if no one voted but three people and two voted yes, it should go? I think a quorum is an important factor in voting. I also see where the people who think no preference shouldn't be an option are coming from.