IJS.

you may not have known that our Stompies pretty much were elected in a we-want-someone-for-each-timezone-so-new-Natters-can-always-be-created moment. They didn't volunteer as people who were in any way special or above the rest of us.

I didn't think they were chosen as being "above the rest of us" or whatever, but I did think they were basially the people who had built the site (which does make them gods and goddesses, of course). Thanks for explaining the reasoning.

For those of you waiting with baited breath to discuss "how we make decision":

I am planning on posting my summary of the idea on WX closer to work time for the Pacific zones.

I was thinking about waiting to post the list I created from our discussion of all the different issues/changes until after we decide this, because I think that will just encourage us to talk about that rather than the matter at hand.

I also think there are things we can just strike off that list due to lack of interest, but I just don't want to do on my own. On the other hand, some of those things (whuffie) seem to generate very strong reactions, so if we aren't thinking of doing them, I'd rather not discuss.

Input or objections? (if I don't respond it is because I am on my way to work.

Also, if we want to put this off longer, I don't care personally. I just volunteered to become keeper of a logical list-- I don't want to force anyone into anything!

Thanks, Sophia.

That's all the input I have for the meantime, since I'm not caught up yet.

I also think there are things we can just strike off that list due to lack of interest, but I just don't want to do on my own.

Sophia, I would suggest keeping the things that appear to be non-issues, but put a comment next to them to the effect of "This has been discussed and seems to be a non-issue, however, since not everyone was at WX, we wanted to make sure that everyone was aware of it."

Or something that sounds less authoritarian.

That is a good idea, juliana, thanks!

Me, I don't mind sounding authoritarian.

I even have the beginning of a proposal for decision-making! Let's set up votes@buffistas.org, and people can email their votes there. If we're trying to decide on Proposal A, anyone who wants can just email with their response, and someone can tally. I'd be willing to tally much of the time, but can't always promise promptness. And if People put a brief description of the proposal and their vote in the subject line, it would be pretty darn easy to tally. Give it 48 hours for voting, with an announcement in Press, and then close it.

I think this would allow anyone who wants to to vote (unlike Mr. Poll), while keeping the votes out of this thread and in one place.

Thoughts?

What is the problem with Mr. Poll?

Mr. Poll doesn't guarantee that people don't cheat -- you can vote more than once. And some people (for reasons I'm not clear on) can't get to the website at all.

Firewalls and stuff.