Thanks David.
I just reread everyone's posts over the last two days (again). I saw two people against "just this once" -- Kat & PM -- three or four if you include ita and Burrell, but I wasn't clear on their positions. I counted 15 people for "just this once." The rest just want the talking to stop. Fifteen for vs. at most four against. That looks like an old fashioned Buffista consensus to me.
For the record, the 15 are me,
Wolfram,
billytea,
brenda m,
sophia brooks,
hil r.,
rebecca lizard,
typo boy,
david s,
Lyra Jane,
Jesse,
Deena,
kat perez,
askye, and
cindy
Well, except Jesse and I both changed to "we just want the talking to stop...." ; )
Laura also said no. Me, I really am ok with it, but I'm not sure my opinion is strong enough to be for it.
Hi Sophia. I'm still getting the following text in the bit about the second choice:
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.
As Jon has noted, I'm in favour of trying it out this time round; but I think you're wanting to avoid reference to PV or runoffs?
OK-- there are 6 minutes left until I am supposed to post this puppy.
Can someone else weigh in on whether or not to do so? I am really torn.
billy-- I think the announcement in Press doesn't have to include the text of the ballow. Those are ballot instructions. (Jon is doing ballot, I am doing the announcement).
Do you think the whole thing should go in the Press, and more importantly, do you think we should wait?
Fuck it. I'm going to bed. I'm really pissed that two people came on here at the last minute with ass-cap objections and won't even say why. I don't have time to redo the ballot. If you don't want to do preferential voting, don't pick a second choice. It'll submit either way. Good night.
Sophia, I wouldn't post it until a majority of, at least recent, posters come and tell you to do so. If it doesn't go up, the world doesn't stop turning. I'm not telling you to because I just caught up and I don't like the rancorous feeling I'm getting.
I don't mind trying PV, but I also don't want to alienate people who hate it for whatever reason. It's not worth that.
I'm with you Deena on that last part. It's just... didn't we say that we would have a discussion for so many days and then voting would start?
Yes Heather-- tis is what I am torn about.
I feel like by posting I am making an executive decision to do it this way that I have no right to.
By not posting, I feel like I am a) going back on what we said we would do and my word to post it.
Also, I really need to go to bed.
