On Mon, 14 Feb 2022, Richard Laager wrote: > On 2/14/22 09:53, Sam Hartman wrote: > > Steve certainly found feedback he got to be harassment. > > I did as well. > > I received some harassment (not a lot, but some) over this too. My > recollection is this was coming from non-DDs.
Without minimizing the totally unacceptable harassment that occurred, all three of you seconded the proposals and were significantly more visible than a voter listed on the tally page. [...] > Secret ballots are certainly not a panacea that solves all harassment, > but they may be a risk reduction measure. I see this as a possibility. I'm personally most concerned about someone who isn't able/willing to vote because they feared harassment. I'm likely biased because I'm in a privileged position and rarely have to deal with concerted harassment directed specifically at me, so I might be minimizing the real fear people have because I personally haven't experienced it. Perhaps the compromise position is to default to secret ballots, but allow people to automatically unmask their preference at the appropriate time. [Totally not supported by devotee currently, but certainly possible to enable.] -- Don Armstrong https://www.donarmstrong.com The solution to a problem changes the problem. -- Peer's Law