It isn't very round, but I don't think I can stay up until 12 to post the thing?
Makes sense to have a voting time that works for the East Coast too. I have no problem with going from 9pm to 9pm.
No. And yes. It's always sudden.
Tara ,'Storyteller'
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!
DavidS - Mar 25, 2003 11:38:26 am PST #560 of 10289
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jon B. - Mar 25, 2003 11:46:44 am PST #561 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
9PM is ok with me. I should have the ballot ready in time.
What were we going to use for Cindy's informal question 2? The "more than 6 months/less than 6 months" doesn't seem very useful to me. I think that if 6 doesn't win, I'm sure that it will be because folks want it shorter, not longer. Were we going to use the "pick a number from 1 to 12" idea (or whatever the range was)?
Wolfram - Mar 25, 2003 11:47:04 am PST #562 of 10289
Visilurking
Actually I like the midnight deadline. But I don't think there'd be much objection to the ballot starting at 9 pm and going until midnight of the third day. I think we did that for the discussion too.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 25, 2003 11:49:31 am PST #563 of 10289
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Jon--
I guess I am supposed to come up with the final ballot. I think I may be going with Nutty's. I'll post it here in about an hour.
Cindy - Mar 25, 2003 12:17:12 pm PST #564 of 10289
Nobody
Sophia - FWIW - I think as long as people have 72 hours, we should allow the proposer/poster to pick a start time of his or her choosing. 9pm is fine by me, by the way, but you know, 5am would be too, because in the end, it's all the same amount of time.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 25, 2003 12:17:52 pm PST #565 of 10289
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Just Testing my HTML. Please let me know if things go wonky.
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
It is time for one of the last procedural votes.
When we first started this discussion, we really wanted to be able to have a way to not talk about the same issue over and over and over... Here we have one.
*** Please note that this ballot consists of one VOTE and one question which is intended to act as a SURVEY to help craft a ballot with a different number if the vote does not pass.***
MORATORIUM ON REOPENING DISCUSSIONS
VOTE
After a proposal, discussion and vote, further discussion on a given matter should be closed for 6 months. If this initiative passes, we agree at 3 months from the day (date) the poll closes, to take a vote of confidence on this decision (only), to see if we think 6 months is too long, too short, or just right.
Yes
No
No Preference
Note that the result of this vote will apply to ALL decisions, affirmative and negative.
SURVEY
If, and only if, you voted "no" on question one , please choose a number between 1 month and twelve months to define what you think is the appropriate length of time to close discussions.
This results of Question Two will be moot if Question One receives 50%+1 "yes" votes. The results of Question Two will only be used for informational purposes, if Question One fails to get 50%+1 "yes" votes. It is not binding. It is just a survey to get a gut check on what people want.
1 month
2 months
3 months
4 months
5 months
7 months
8 months
9 months
10 months
11 months
12 months
Voting starts Tuesday night (March 25, 2003) at 9 pm Board Time (EST) and closes Friday night (Mar. 28, 2003) at 9 pm Board Time (EST)
Burrell - Mar 25, 2003 12:20:29 pm PST #566 of 10289
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Looks good, Sophia. I have one question, however. Is the survey directed only at those who vote NO on 6 months?
Jesse - Mar 25, 2003 12:21:03 pm PST #567 of 10289
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Looks good to me.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 25, 2003 12:22:43 pm PST #568 of 10289
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Yes Burrell. I seem to have edited out that part in my quest for HTML. Let's see if I can find it again.
Jon B. - Mar 25, 2003 12:26:15 pm PST #569 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Looks good Sophia. Also, I can put a validation in the coding to allow votes on question 2 only if someone votes "no" on question 1.