Um-- I am actually just the secretary of the proposal Gar.
I think that can come up during formal discussion if people want to change it.
Saffron: I'll die. Mal: Well, as a courtesy, you might start getting busy on that, 'cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.
'Trash'
Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier
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Sophia Brooks - Mar 12, 2003 8:38:57 am PST #7238 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Jesse - Mar 12, 2003 8:39:45 am PST #7239 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I believe the discussion period includes potential changes to the proposal.
Nutty - Mar 12, 2003 8:41:23 am PST #7240 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Jesse, I like those time-numbers.
Jim - Mar 12, 2003 8:45:26 am PST #7241 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
I have gathered the impression that 'the median' in English parlance is 'the central reservation.'
Not in any England I know.
Jesse - Mar 12, 2003 8:47:05 am PST #7242 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, I'm going to press.
Laura - Mar 12, 2003 8:51:06 am PST #7243 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Thanks Jesse. I think I better work for a while. I'll be back to convince everyone to vote my way later.
Jon B. - Mar 12, 2003 8:56:22 am PST #7244 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
One other nitpick - It doesn't mention anywhere in the proposal that we'll use the average. We should add a note that the "winning" numbers will be the average of all numbers entered into each box.
Jesse - Mar 12, 2003 8:59:34 am PST #7245 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, now that we're Actually Discussing this, I'd like to suggest that we total all the numbers for each question and divide by the number of votes.
;)
Sophia Brooks - Mar 12, 2003 9:06:59 am PST #7246 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
My Actually Discussing comment is that I think we need to specify that while an abstention may count toward the "number of votes needed" that it shouldn't count toward the percentage needed for a majority.
I think that is what we mean.
Lyra Jane - Mar 12, 2003 9:10:23 am PST #7247 of 10001
Up with the sun
I'd prefer median to mathematical average. Mathematical average seems to be easy to skew.