They should film that story and show it every Christmas.

Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'


Voting Discussion: We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!  

We open it up, we talks the talk, we votes, we shuts it down. This thread is to free up Bureaucracy for daily details as we hammer out the Big Issues towards a vote. Open only when a proposal has been made and seconded according to Buffista policy (Which we voted on!). If this thread is closed, hie thee to Bureaucracy instead!


Wolfram - May 19, 2003 3:18:59 pm PDT #1411 of 10289
Visilurking

Sorry I didn't respond. The answer to the question is that March 20th was the date I proposed it, and in that proposal I said "As from today". I figured that I got four seconds for the idea that as from March 20th there was a moratorium.

I missed this, thanks Betsy. Well I don't have anything further to discuss, but I guess I'm with the people who think discussion should stay open through the fourth day. And also that implies that although a final ballot has been posted, it can still be modified by Betsy, if she wants to, before the vote.


Noumenon - May 19, 2003 3:23:08 pm PDT #1412 of 10289
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti

Not that I think it matters in this case; I'm just being a pedant.

That's the same reason I got all stampy about the process even though I was too lazy to answer Betsy's question about when it would be proper to vote.


brenda m - May 19, 2003 3:23:53 pm PDT #1413 of 10289
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

If we count the 16th as a full day, then we could go to vote midnight tonight. (Counting from Cindy's post in Press.) If not, midnight (or 2pm) tomorrow. I don't much care which way we go.


Jon B. - May 19, 2003 3:26:38 pm PDT #1414 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Voting should start either tonight (which would allow for four days of discussion if you include Friday's partial day) or tomorrow night (which would allow for four full days of discussion). For previous votes, it's been up to the proposer which way to go.


Wolfram - May 19, 2003 3:28:53 pm PDT #1415 of 10289
Visilurking

Why does voting have to start at night? Can't voting start at noon tomorrow or 2:00 p.m. tomorrow?


Jon B. - May 19, 2003 3:37:36 pm PDT #1416 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

It could, but the ballot will be put up at night regardless of when the voting starts, because that's when I have time to post it. ;)


Wolfram - May 19, 2003 3:42:34 pm PDT #1417 of 10289
Visilurking

It could, but the ballot will be put up at night regardless of when the voting starts, because that's when I have time to post it. ;)

Heh, I forgot you were the mad midnight ballot poster what posts ballots at midnight.


Betsy HP - May 19, 2003 3:42:51 pm PDT #1418 of 10289
If I only had a brain...

Does anybody have a change they want made to the proposal? If not, we are niggling again over issues nobody has a stake in.

Speak now. Unless somebody offers a change to the proposal, I request a vote tonight.


Jesse - May 19, 2003 4:58:26 pm PDT #1419 of 10289
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

How about this: we could open up voting tonight, and just keep it open until the end of seven day discussion-plus-voting timeline. Opening up the vote tomorrow night seems like bad timing anyway.


Jon B. - May 19, 2003 7:41:41 pm PDT #1420 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Due to the lack of objections to Betsy's post above, I'm assuming that voting starts tonight at midnight. The ballot is ready to go. We need a vote counter.