How about five (which was actually someones proposal) as a compromise.

But you don't have to discuss anything. I won't discuss anything I'm vehemently against. I'll just show up and vote no when the votes start.

edit: I really don't think we have enough things to vote on that we'd jam up the democratic process.

Oh! We could whiffle dumb suggestions.

But you don't have to discuss anything. I won't discuss anything I'm vehemently against. I'll just show up and vote no when the votes start.

I think the issue is more clogging the thread (which, if I'm reading correctly, can only handle one issue per week) than having to vote on things you don't care about.

Edit: I saw your edit. I think there might be a waiting list to start with, but I'm not sure we'll have that many votes after that.

But if no one discusses it, the thread isn't clogged. We're talking 4 days of resounding silence, is all. I just foresee a lot of lobbying for support clogging bureaucracy instead.

edit: damn, can't I get one of these off without an edit?

But if no one discusses it, the thread isn't clogged. We're talking 4 days of resounding silence, is all.

or else four days of arguing about whether it's worth even bringing up.

I personally favour it. If it's an issue that's worth discussing, I don't see any problem in getting five or ten people to endorse it being put up.

I could live with five as a compromise.

Edit: Do we know yet how we're going to vote on all this? A ballot with check boxes would seem to make the most sense, but I don't know if a)that would be a poll and b) it would clog the server too much.

or else four days of arguing about whether it's worth even bringing up.

It's already been brought up, is my thing. Someone says "I want the Orli feet thread." Admin opens discussion. There is no discussion. There's a vote. Resounding defeat.

My fear is someone says "I want the Orli feet thread -- who's with me so I can get it to the discussion thread?" and then we have interminable discussion about what a terrible idea it is, but the stalwart four keep bring it up for months. Because they can, because it will never be tabled or moratoriumed, or whatever.

I do think the question of how we're going to vote on all this needs to be decided

Did the e-mail option get tossed?

Can we do this by email? It seems there are a lot of seperate components to it, so it'd be harder to tally than yes/no.

That is a great point, ita.

I guess we can deal with the clogging if and when it happens.

Also, I was planning on bringing "The List" from WX over here, but I don't want to be proposing every single thing on it.