On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 10:46:46PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:44:12 +0200, Josip Rodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > But I see how it would help if the CFV was more verbose about that, > > and less verbose about other things. It goes on and on about the > > technicalities of the vote, and says to read the platforms twice > > (because the readers are idiots who need to have things repeated to > > them ;), > > The more I see of the mistakes that are still made, the less > preposterous the last sentence becomes.
I know... > > but it fails to simply say "the ballot is the chunk of formatted text > > located five paragraphs down, nothing else". > > The draft ballot was posted to this list earlier; all > this simple additions were not caught and proposed by anyone. Yes... and for the last 5-10 years too, it's been like this all the time, I'm not exculpating myself for failing to comment before :) > Huh. Looking at the ballot: > ,---- > | ... > | Do not erase anything between the lines below and do not change the > | choice names. Yes, you see, that's the point - the text just starts talking about not erasing something. Which lines below? - is not an illogical question. It's just automatically answered for anyone who actually spends the next 35 seconds reading the rest of the text... I propose that you make the beginning look like this: HOW TO VOTE First, read the full text of [...variable data...] The ballot is a small text form that is included below. It is cast by sending a filled out and signed form to a dedicated e-mail address, also included below. The form is marked with two lines containing the characters '-=-=-=-=-=-'. Do not erase anything between those lines, and do not change the choice names. [...] Also, it would probably help to make the sentence with the address stand out by adding a paragraph break after it: Mail the ballot to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Don't worry about spacing [...] Another paragraph break before the last sentence might be good, too, because there it stops talking about formatting, and instead talks about how to get a fresh ballot. -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]