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Matt Sicker commented on WHIMSY-297:
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I would like to use a less ambiguous term for the concept, yes. Perhaps it
would be good to include a glossary or similar to explain our exact meanings of
these terms and how they might relate to local legal terminology?
On a related note, in my parliamentary procedure book (SCoPP), tabling is
considered a motion to remove the main motion from consideration for the
meeting entirely, and not as a way to postpone the resolution/discussion. There
is a separate motion to postpone to a specific time which can either be in the
same meeting (moved to special orders if not already there) or in a future
meeting (where it can show up as unfinished business). Based on their argument
against using tabling for things besides killing motions that a 2/3 majority of
the assembly finds objectionable enough to not bother debate or other motions,
I'd agree to stop using the term entirely since we never use tabling in such a
manner, either (so now there are at least three common meanings for tabling).
I'd be in favor of renaming it to "postpone".
> Never, never say "tabled"
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>
> Key: WHIMSY-297
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WHIMSY-297
> Project: Whimsy
> Issue Type: Bug
> Reporter: Ted Dunning
> Priority: Major
>
> The secretary tool in whimsy uses the term "table" to mean that a decision on
> an item is deferred. Unfortunately, that means exactly the opposite in
> British English.
> It would be much better to use the term "deferred" to avoid confusion.
> Here is an example from a recent board report:
> {quote}The following resolutions were passed unanimously:
> Establish the Apache Submarine Project (Wangda Tan, VP)
> Establish the Apache SINGA Project (Wang Wei, VP)
> The Establish the Apache Petri Project resolution was *tabled*
> {quote}
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