A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
But how do No Preference votes factor in?
From Laura "Sunnydale Press" Mar 19, 2003 12:06:31 am PST:
ITEM 3: VOTER TURNOUT
How many Buffistas does it take to make a vote count?
42
Do votes of "no preference" count toward this?
Yes
Which means that if the total number of votes cast (Yes and No and No Preference) reach 42, the vote counts. If there are more votes for Yes than No than the vote passes as Yes, regardless of how many voted No Preference.
If there were 43 votes, 40 No Preference, 2 Yes and 1 No, the vote is still Yes.
So, in this vote ( DXMachina "Sunnydale Press" Aug 27, 2003 4:06:03 am PDT ), there were 55 for Yes, 29 for No and 39 No Preference - it definitely met the 42 criteria, and there were more Yes than No, so it passed.
[Edit: massive x-post]
Jesse, my fault memory says that we had to go back and, on our second vote, vote on what "majority" meant. I.e. that it was 50%+1, not 66%, and that votes of no preference did not count toward what was 50%, only toward the 42-minimum voter turnout.
I haven't the cites with me, but goodness, we sure talked about it!
What do you think about the desire to be specific in the thread title - listing shows - to try to keep the volume down?
Sounds good, either in the thread title or the slug. I do think that some category-name like "Combined TV Fandom" is more flexible and less clunky than just a list of names, although I'll note there hasn't been a good punnish suggestion yet. Alas!
The slug is fine with me.
If we count no preferences when determining the majority, aren't we basically counting them as "no's"?
Ah, that makes sense, thanks. OK then. Carry on!
Sounds good, either in the thread title or the slug. I do think that some category-name like "Combined TV Fandom" is more flexible and less clunky than just a list of names, although I'll note there hasn't been a good punnish suggestion yet. Alas!
This Is Not In Any Way A General TV Thread 1: No, Really!
Okay, I got nothin'.
For the record, in practically every question in the ballot that referred to a thread I don't post in, I voted "No Preference"
Same here, which is also why I have no preference for the new thread title.
42 - the one true number.
Also, Kat may be Queen of the moment any time she pleases.
Hey, what happened to the bo-bita question!?!
The slug works for me as well. Maybe we can think on titles a bit more?
Hey, what happened to the bo-bita question!?!
Kat is a sell-out, apparently.
