Xander ,'End of Days'
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
Here I go interpreting things again, but--
What Cindy was saying and I agree with is that we don't need and probably shouldn't talk about HOW to vote right now until the votes for this are counted and we know we are going to vote. We're getting ahead of ourselves.
This is probably why we need a separate discussion thread.
Hey Maya, welcome and that's very interesting. Why go back to lurking now?
Unless someone argues that a voting for simple majority rules out preference voting. Because that would make a big difference in how some of us vote.
Unless someone argues that a voting for simple majority rules out preference voting. Because that would make a big difference in how some of us vote.
Yes. I agree. Except the complicated voting procedures are making my head hurt!
On the other hand, you can require a minimum number of "yes" votes -- say 10 for the sake of this examples -- for any change, in addition to requiring a majority (or super-majority, such as 60%).
Good thinking Maya. And welcome to the conversation.
You know, I had foolishly thought that this voting idea was going to make things less complex. Now I'm thinking that, even if it passes, I'm never gonna vote because I don't understand half of these counting/voting/whatever methods.
I hear you, Kristen. I think we should choose whatever has the least math. No, strike that. No math. Arithmetic only, and not even too much of that.
Well we don't have to use them. We can stick to simple voting methods. It just means that if there are multiple options, we have to hold multiple votes.
Aren't the more complex, preference-using voting systems more appropriate to a system with multiple candidates?
I thought things we were voting on would be more binary. Either we have such-and-such a thread or we don't.
It would be a nightmare if, for instance, we had thirteen possible names for the thread and someone had to make preferences trickle down until a result was obtained.
Signed, I Had To Fill Out A Ballot The Size Of A Fucking Bathtowel Last Federal Election.
Arithmetic only
Yes, exactly. How many in favor? How many opposed? Done.