closed tag.
I agree Typo Boy.
This money, it is too much. You should have some small refund.
Niska ,'War Stories'
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.
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Laura - Mar 15, 2003 9:01:15 pm PST #7739 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Typo Boy - Mar 15, 2003 9:03:35 pm PST #7740 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
And I think that "no preference" if actually expressed in a ballot should count. Because we have a minimum voter turnout. It just seems silly to me, that if the voter turnout is exactly at the minimum, and the proposal passes, that a no voter will have reason to reflect that if she had voted "no preference" instead of no, the proposal would have failed, that her "no" vote caused the proposal to pass.
I think not voting should count as not voting. But actually taking the trouble to cast a ballot, even if the choice is no preference, should count towards the minimum voter turnout.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 15, 2003 9:06:19 pm PST #7741 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
typo, when I am finished editing 9the HTML is killing non-techie me) I ill add your comment re cosed discusion (although I am taking out the 6 month time period, becuase that actually asn't been decided).
Sophia Brooks - Mar 15, 2003 9:25:52 pm PST #7742 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
ITEM 4: SECONDS
a) Should more than one Buffista be needed in order to move something to formal discussion and vote? Yes:--I think that other buffistas should second, just to avoid the example where we have a discussion and voting period about changing to Swahili on the board.No --In order to have a democratic system, any member of the board needs to feel that they have a voice. If an issue is truly silly, it will be quickly voted down. [not the author's actual view]
b) Please choose a minimum number of people who have to agree with the original proposer before a proposal moves to formal discussion, should the item above pass.
One-- I think people should not have to go out and drum up much support to get heard. Buffistas should have a voice. I think one is a perfect number to make sure we don't have to discuss anything truly silly proposed by a troll, but yet not silence anyone.
Mid-range--I want more than one person to second. Because I'd rather there was a brake on opening up voting and the discussion thread. So I'd set it a little higher, like five or six
9--This number should be deliberately high in order to prevent board resources and Buffista patience from wearing out. If it only takes one or two people to push an issue to a vote, we may constantly be voting. I don't really think this will be a problem currently, but as we are setting up a system, we will need to abide by our rules, and we want to set up a method that is both fair and reasonable.
John H - Mar 15, 2003 9:27:52 pm PST #7743 of 10001
We really have tag-left-open issues at the moment, I'm afraid.
brenda m - Mar 15, 2003 9:28:37 pm PST #7744 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
b) Please choose a minimum number of people who have to agree with the original proposer before a proposal moves to formal discussion should the item above pass. Put a number between 1 and 10 into this box, please:
Kat - Mar 15, 2003 9:29:21 pm PST #7745 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
John H - Mar 15, 2003 9:29:25 pm PST #7746 of 10001
There are two open-bold tags before the line which begins:
Please choose a minimum...
can someone please take one of them out?
Sophia Brooks - Mar 15, 2003 9:33:20 pm PST #7747 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I can't see it in my browser John, so I have a heard time telling? I think I got them. One is an actual B for the outline form.
John H - Mar 15, 2003 9:36:07 pm PST #7748 of 10001
I can't see it in my browser
I think if you go back and edit your own post you'll see that there are two bold tags just before that point quite easily:
If an issue is truly silly, it will be quickly voted down. [not the author's actual view]<br><b><p></p><p></p><br><br><b>b) Please choose a minimum number of people who have to agree with the original proposer