I was thinking more along the lines of a loose guideline of three business days. If the discussion isn't over by then, someone can move in-thread to extend it for a day. Second and thirded motion should do it.
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bon bon - Feb 24, 2003 1:22:33 pm PST #5204 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Lyra Jane - Feb 24, 2003 1:22:35 pm PST #5205 of 10001
Up with the sun
I like the time limit because it means we have to act at some point. Otherwise, we might have one discussion drag on for weeks and weeks and weeks.
Kat - Feb 24, 2003 1:22:38 pm PST #5206 of 10001
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Kristen, just think, it could be expanded to Cool Whip or Dream Whip or Whip Cream. Whip is so much better than Speaker.
Wolfram - Feb 24, 2003 1:23:30 pm PST #5207 of 10001
Visilurking
The thought of having to participate in a discussion and then write a position paper on it for another thread is no more appealling than the idea of quelling discussion at all.
Just to clarify, it would not be mandatory to write your position. I think it would help if positions were clearly laid out by people who wised to lay out said positions for people who want to see the positions without wading through 5 trillion posts. But it does seem like Schmoker and I are in the minority, I just thought it was a pretty good idea.
Lyra Jane - Feb 24, 2003 1:23:43 pm PST #5208 of 10001
Up with the sun
Banana Bread:
I was thinking more along the lines of a loose guideline of three business days. If the discussion isn't over by then, someone can move in-thread to extend it for a day. Second and thirded motion should do it.
Or, conversely, if everyone pretty much agreed right away, you could motion to vote at the end of the first or second day. Okay, I like this.
Kristen - Feb 24, 2003 1:24:02 pm PST #5209 of 10001
Whip is so much better than Speaker.
It's the most fun ever. Also, I like the implied "infliction of pain" factor. It speaks to me.
brenda m - Feb 24, 2003 1:26:50 pm PST #5210 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Or, conversely, if everyone pretty much agreed right away, you could motion to vote at the end of the first or second day. Okay, I like this.
Well, the problem with this is that the few days for discussion isn't so much to generate a certain number of posts or viewpoints as to ensure that everyone has a reasonable chance of being here for the discussion. I think three days should be sufficient - but perhaps for really major or contentious stuff it could be extended.
Wolfram - Feb 24, 2003 1:29:19 pm PST #5211 of 10001
Visilurking
What's the danger with overlapping the voting with the discussion? That way people who need more discussion time can have it and not have to vote until the last day. I see that nobody seems to think this is a good idea and I'm curious as to why that is.
Sophia Brooks - Feb 24, 2003 1:30:32 pm PST #5212 of 10001
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What's the danger with overlapping the voting with the discussion? That way people who need more discussion time can have it and not have to vote until the last day. I see that nobody seems to think this is a good idea and I'm curious as to why that is.
To me it seems messy. a) Buffistas could talk forever with no limit and b) what if I voted and then someone changed my mind.
Wolfram - Feb 24, 2003 1:31:58 pm PST #5213 of 10001
Visilurking
To me it seems messy. a) Buffistas could talk forever with no limit and b) what if I voted and then someone changed my mind.
a) the discussion would end when the votes did b) don't read the discussions post-vote or implement a way to change votes. What if you change you mind after voting if there was no discussion?