The Press announcement is up:
And with that, I close this thread.
And now my boy's in love. All hearts and flowers. But, doesn't it freak you out that she used to change your diapers? I mean, when you think about it, the first woman you boned is the closest thing you've ever had to a mother. Doing your mom and trying to kill your dad. Hm. There should be a play.
Angelus ,'Damage'
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!
Jon B. - Apr 21, 2008 10:12:20 am PDT #8736 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Liese S. - May 15, 2008 12:24:51 pm PDT #8737 of 10289
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
This thread is now open to discuss the following proposal from Jesse:
Going back to an earlier part of the conversation, I'd like to formally propose eliminating "no preference" as a voting option and also revisit the minimum number of votes needed for a vote to count. I'm not going to propose a specific number at this point, because I could be persuaded that just getting rid of no preference serves the purpose, and I'm not sure what the right number would be anyway.
Jon B. - May 15, 2008 12:30:02 pm PDT #8738 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Reposted from Bureaublahblah:
I don't have the stats in front of me, but I have looked at them in the past. As I recall, there have always been enough Yes and No votes alone (i.e. 42 of 'em) to pass or fail every primary item on every ballot. The only time(s) there haven't been enough Yes and No votes (I forget if it's been more than once), it's been the secondary items like spoiler policy for the proposed thread.
So, I have (off the top of my head) two issues with eliminating NP as an option. 1) Like voter ID laws, it seems like a solution looking for a problem and 2) What do we do if enough people vote to create a thread, but not enough vote on things like its spoiler policy?
Laga - May 15, 2008 1:12:15 pm PDT #8739 of 10289
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Am I correct in that the point of the proposal is to make it more difficult for new threads to be created?
§ ita § - May 15, 2008 1:20:24 pm PDT #8740 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't see anything in the proposal that mentions thread creations--Jesse, was that what you had in mind? I've certainly seen it raised in scenarios where thread creation wasn't the topic of discussion. It isn't all we talk about.
-t - May 15, 2008 1:25:33 pm PDT #8741 of 10289
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't think so, Laga.
I don't necessarily object to removing No Preference on philosophical rather than practical grounds, but I agree that Jon's Point #2 needs to be sorted out. Unfortunately, I have no suggestions.
Typo Boy - May 15, 2008 1:27:58 pm PDT #8742 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.
Currently planning to vote "no preference" on this...
NoiseDesign - May 15, 2008 1:30:24 pm PDT #8743 of 10289
Our wings are not tired
Only if Jesse gives that as an option.
Jesse - May 15, 2008 1:42:53 pm PDT #8744 of 10289
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I am interested in talking about participation in decision-making. I think it's probably a good idea to raise the bar in terms of number of participants -- and I don't think voting NP is really participating. I don't think "most people don't care one way or the other" (whether shown by not voting or by voting NP) to be a good enough reason to do something.
I do seeing making it harder to start new threads as part of this, but definitely not all of it.
Jon B. - May 15, 2008 1:47:55 pm PDT #8745 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I do seeing making it harder to start new threads as part of this,
How does removing NP make it harder to start new threads?