Frankly, I'm with you, Kat. I, presonally, don't like the No Preference. Either Yes or No or don't vote.
I thought it was a requirement (so to speak) for ballots. Is this not the case?
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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!
Aims - Oct 29, 2007 7:01:39 am PDT #8046 of 10289
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Nilly - Oct 29, 2007 7:11:28 am PDT #8047 of 10289
Swouncing
Is this not the case?
Nope. We had ballots in the past without it (for example Jon B. "Sunnydale Press" Mar 5, 2003 12:00:05 am PST ). It's up to the person who phrases the proposal.
Jon B. - Oct 29, 2007 7:16:17 am PDT #8048 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Frankly, I don't think it will make a difference this time around, just like it hasn't made a difference for any of the primary questions on any of our ballots. Whatever. I'll remove it.
Jon B. - Oct 29, 2007 7:17:02 am PDT #8049 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
But I'm still waiting for ita to points votes@ to Nilly before announcing the start of voting.
Aims - Oct 29, 2007 7:17:41 am PDT #8050 of 10289
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Thank you, Jon. I appreciate that.
Nilly - Oct 29, 2007 7:19:35 am PDT #8051 of 10289
Swouncing
I'm still waiting for ita to points votes
I got the test e-mail, so I think it's pointing to me.
omnis_audis - Oct 29, 2007 7:29:56 am PDT #8052 of 10289
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
so a newbie question. What if a quarum isnt reached? Does that mean Firefly gets a new thread for the six months?
Jon B. - Oct 29, 2007 7:31:15 am PDT #8053 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
OK, great! Thanks, Nilly.
As an aside, the psychology of the no preference vote is fascinating to me. For example, we know that people sometimes feel obligated to vote, even if they don't have a strong opinion on the issue at hand. Some of these people would probably vote No Preference if it's an option. If we remove that option, will they not vote, or will they instead pick Yes or No out of obligation? And if they do vote, which way are they likely to go? My intuition tells me they'd be more likely to vote "No", since that ruffles the least amount of feathers.
Note: I have no strong opinions about closing the Firefly thread. I'm bringing this up purely as an academic exercise. And this thread is about to close anyway.
Jon B. - Oct 29, 2007 7:31:43 am PDT #8054 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
so a newbie question. What if a quarum isnt reached? Does that mean Firefly gets a new thread for the six months?
Yes, the ballot initiative fails and we stay with the status quo.
Jon B. - Oct 29, 2007 7:35:59 am PDT #8055 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!