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Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier  

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


§ ita § - Mar 04, 2003 10:19:27 am PST #6530 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Okay. I propose a vote. I suck at the official language thing, but I suggest something like:

DEFINITION OF MAJORITY

A yes vote on this item signifies the voter defined majority as 50%+1 votes when voting on item 3 in the previous ballot -- Sophia Brooks "Sunnydale Press" Feb 25, 2003 11:55:53 pm EST.

A no vote on this item signifies the voter was using the other definition of majority -- plurality (the largest number of votes, whether or not that number exceeds 50%)


PaulJ - Mar 04, 2003 10:20:24 am PST #6531 of 10001

Does "plurality" mean "the option with most votes"?


Betsy HP - Mar 04, 2003 10:21:05 am PST #6532 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

"Plurality -- the largest number of votes, whether or not that number exceeds 50%. For instance, if the votes are split 35%-33%-32%, the 35% number would win."

Edit at will.


§ ita § - Mar 04, 2003 10:21:18 am PST #6533 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Yes. I'll put that in.


Nilly - Mar 04, 2003 10:22:13 am PST #6534 of 10001
Swouncing

Okay. I propose a vote.

If you want me to, I'm here to tally.


Cindy - Mar 04, 2003 10:22:23 am PST #6535 of 10001
Nobody

I second ita's proposal with suggested edits.


Jesse - Mar 04, 2003 10:23:10 am PST #6536 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm pro-ita's proposal.


Deena - Mar 04, 2003 10:25:40 am PST #6537 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

also pro ita's proposal


Sue - Mar 04, 2003 10:25:53 am PST #6538 of 10001
hip deep in pie

I'm with Betsy and Jim. I'm worried that this endless hairsplitting is damaging people's enjoyment of the board, and causing more strife than it aimed to fix. I'd like to see some voting process in place, but I don't think it has to be this complicated.

I've tried to stay involved in the process, but I haven't read that last 300 posts or so, because it's making me a little crazy. I'm now okay with letting everyone else tire themselves out chasing their own tail.


Gandalfe - Mar 04, 2003 10:25:56 am PST #6539 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

I'll go with that, as it's clearly something that needs to be decided.