Jesse-- can you add "no preference" (Grrrr)? Also should we have some language that this applies to affirmative as well as negative votes?
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'Conviction (1)'
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!
Sophia Brooks - Mar 24, 2003 10:53:32 am PST #352 of 10289
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Jesse - Mar 24, 2003 10:55:10 am PST #353 of 10289
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sure. I'll edit.
Wolfram - Mar 24, 2003 11:23:23 am PST #354 of 10289
Visilurking
Just out of curiousity, the no preference votes count towards the MVT, but not towards the percentage of votes for majority purposes. Right?
Dana - Mar 24, 2003 11:29:57 am PST #355 of 10289
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Right.
Typo Boy - Mar 24, 2003 11:31:39 am PST #356 of 10289
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.
Wolfran - correct. And I agree with multi-ballot run-off rather than single ballot run-off at this time.
Jon B. - Mar 24, 2003 11:37:22 am PST #357 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Can we puhpuhpuhplllleeeeaaase have people put a second choice on this ballot? I've reread all the comments since I broached the topic yesterday, and I haven't seen a post from a single person that thought it was too complicated or didn't understand it. Cindy had one question which was quickly answered and Deena had trouble because she anthropomorphizes numbers. The only other complaints were meta ("we talk about it too much" and "other people think it's complicated"). I read a bunch of posts from people who were for it.
Jesse - Mar 24, 2003 11:40:22 am PST #358 of 10289
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm just really gunshy at this moment, Jon, and think that waiting an extra three days isn't so bad. Especially because there are just the three choices, so it's not like we'd have to go 85 rounds of voting.
Lyra Jane - Mar 24, 2003 11:40:57 am PST #359 of 10289
Up with the sun
I would be in favor of trying preferential voting Just This Once.
Wolfram - Mar 24, 2003 11:45:40 am PST #360 of 10289
Visilurking
PV JTO, for the OTP. IJS.
Jon B. - Mar 24, 2003 11:47:55 am PST #361 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Suggested rewrite:
PROPOSED BALLOT:
After a proposal, discussion and vote, further discussion on a given matter should be closed for:
3 months
4 months
6 months
No Preference
Please provide a second choice, should your first choice receive the least number of votes. This second choice will only be used if no first choice receives more than 50% of the votes. It will be used to resort the ballots of those whose first choice received the least number of votes. If you voted for one of the top two vote getters, your second choice will be ignored. It's like having an instant runoff.
3 months
4 months
6 months
No Preference
Note that this will apply to ALL decisions, affirmative and negative.