On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 3:57 AM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> wrote: > O.Felka wrote: >> >> Am 15.01.2015 um 09:04 schrieb Andrea Pescetti: >>> >>> Procedural note: I didn't add it to my initial mail in order to keep it >>> short, but it is highly recommended that -1 votes be accompanied by a >>> brief motivation (1-2 lines), especially if you haven't participated in >>> the discussions so far. Knowing what is wrong can help a lot. This holds >>> for the -1 votes that have already been expressed too. >> >> >> If this should be a vote no one has to argue for his decision. > > > Ultimately the +1, 0 or -1 is what counts, indeed. > > But in the case of a -1, an explanation is always helpful to understand > what's wrong (wrong timing, and why? wrong person, and why? do you see an > option we didn't consider, and which one?). So it is very common practice, > unless it's clear from the previous discussion, to provide it. And I would > personally find it very useful. >
Exactly. That's why we have a discussion prior to a vote, to raise issues and try to resolve them. In most cases it is unusual to see a -1 from someone who never mentioned any concern in the discussions. Or are PMC Chair votes different? -Rob > Regards, > Andrea. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
