I'm going to take a moment and check my reading comprehension. Where does "RL is backing John" imply that RL is doing with anything less than her own informed volition?

I don't, in fact, have the right understanding of the word "backing"?

I should really, really go to bed? 

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I don't, in fact, have the right understanding of the word "backing"?

My understanding of "backing" is supporting. What is yours?

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RL, you usually back John.

Hec usually porns with Bitches.

These are usual things that happen, here, which illustrated other usual ways people deal with the rather not unusual Mieskes of the world.

Were you worried that people thought you were being a sheep? Because I'm sort of taken aback by the way you jumped to that conclusion. You sort of pulled it out of thin air.

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What is yours?

Throwing weight behind. I... heard a "just" before the "backing" part.

Oh hell. Sorry.

That third-person thing is just so seductive.

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Throwing weight behind

I think you can do that without being mindcontrolled too, you know.

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Jumping in at the end to post here what I put already in Press. If you have any questions let me know. 'Night all. {{{All of ya}}}

94 voters total. Most the first day. Give you the breakdown for that sometime later.

edit - and it doesn't fit so try again.

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HAHAHAHAHA!

42

Dude.

That's too perfect.

And, basically, what Brenda said. But man, 42.

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I find the harmonic beauty of "42" breathtaking.

Mmmmmmm.

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I think you can do that without being mindcontrolled too, you know.

Yeah. I am feeling the stupid right now. I'm sorry, Allyson?

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The summary:

ITEM 1: FORMAL DISCUSSION THREAD
Do we want a separate thread for actual voting discussions?
Yes

ITEM 2: CLOSE DISCUSSION
Do we want to close the talking about a subject when the voting starts?
Yes

ITEM 3: VOTER TURNOUT
How many Buffistas does it take to make a vote count?
42
Do votes of "no preference" count toward this?
Yes

ITEM 4: SECONDS
a) Should more than one Buffista be needed in order to move something to formal discussion and vote?
Yes

b) Please choose a minimum number of people who have to agree with the original proposer before a proposal moves to formal discussion, if the above item passes.
4

ITEM 1: FORMAL DISCUSSION THREAD

Yes

53 61.6%   No 33 38.4%   No Preference 8     Total Votes with preference 86     ITEM 2: CLOSE DISCUSSION Yes 50 57.5%   No 37 42.5%   No Preference 7     Total Votes with preference 87     ITEM 3: VOTER TURNOUT How many Buffistas does it take to make a vote count? Mean 42 3961/94 Median 42 The middle number Mode 50 Favored by 24 voters Do votes of "no preference" count toward this? Yes 72 78.3%   No 20 21.7%   No Preference 2     Total Votes with preference 92     ITEM 4: SECONDS Should more than one Buffista be needed in order to move something to formal discussion and vote? Yes 78 86.7%   No 12 13.3%   No Preference 4     Total Votes with preference 90     Minimum number of people who have to agree with the original proposer before a proposal moves to formal discussion, if the above item passes.   Mean 4 369/94 Median 4 The middle choice Mode 5 Favored by 27 voters

Raw numbers for minimum number of Buffistas:

2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 8, 10, 10, 10, 10, 15, 15, 15, 18, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 25, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 35, 35, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 42, 45, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 51, 51, 60, 60, 60, 65, 65, 65, 65, 67, 67, 75, 77, 80, 80, 90, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100
Raw numbers for numbers of seconds:

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10

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