What, the voting process, or the proposal at hand?
Look, you got a little stabbed the other day. That's bound to make anyone a mite ornery.
Mal ,'Ariel'
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!
Liese S. - Oct 12, 2011 8:11:11 am PDT #9600 of 10289
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Jesse - Oct 12, 2011 8:28:11 am PDT #9601 of 10289
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The proposal at hand. It feels to me like it ought to be self-generated, and doesn't actually affect the community as a whole. I imagine this is why it didn't get quorum last time.
But I will count the votes honestly and fairly!
Jon B. - Oct 12, 2011 8:53:41 am PDT #9602 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I feel the same way, actually. I think it's a good schedule to adhere to but I'm not sure having an official rule about it will make much of a difference. However, to the extent that having this schedule be "official" makes ANY DIFFERENCE, I think it's a good thing and will vote Yes.
It can't hoit.
Beverly - Oct 12, 2011 9:58:53 am PDT #9603 of 10289
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
My feelings agree with Jesse's. And Jon's. But I'll abide by majority decision.
Jessica - Oct 12, 2011 12:30:48 pm PDT #9604 of 10289
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I can't see how, even if this does become a formal rule, we would ever go about enforcing it. If there isn't the drive for someone in the proper timezone to host and plan an F2F, it's not going to happen no matter what the official procedures say.
Typo Boy - Oct 12, 2011 3:18:44 pm PDT #9605 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.
I think having an official rule makes it slightly more likely the schedule be adhered to. And for various reasons I think the schedule make it more likely that people will only pimp (as opposed to making remarks to encourage others to pimp) stuff they have the energy to follow through with. So I'm in the "can't hoit" camp with a side of "might help".
Pix - Oct 12, 2011 5:02:24 pm PDT #9606 of 10289
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Honestly it's not so much that I want it to be a rule as I think it can't hurt to set a regular proposal time so it doesn't slip between the cracks in our busy lives. If it doesn’t make quorum this time, so be it.
Kate P. - Oct 13, 2011 9:06:19 am PDT #9607 of 10289
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I'm also firmly in the "can't hurt, might help" camp. I think it's a good idea to start discussing cities & dates as soon as possible, and I see no problem with setting a more or less official schedule for doing so.
SuziQ - Oct 13, 2011 9:15:22 am PDT #9608 of 10289
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Are we still in discussion on this?
From last year's experience, the up front discussion wasn't as big an issue as was the drop out rate and final small number of attendees. Luckily our hotel was let us renegotiate our deal at the last minute so we weren't hit with any penalty costs. I know this is different from the proposal currently under discussion, just throwing the thought out there.
Jon B. - Oct 13, 2011 10:42:19 am PDT #9609 of 10289
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!