On the text as originally worded, or on JBeck's amendment. I've lost  
the thread here.

S.

On Mar 3, 2010, at 07:35, Jim Walker wrote:

> Ok.
>
> I vote +1.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
>
> John Beck wrote:
>> JBeck> Instead of "the electorate is 377, but we'll retroactively  
>> increase it
>> JBeck> if needed", I think a more accurate statement is "the  
>> electorate is
>> JBeck> 428".  In the end, the 51 people whose accounts had gone  
>> inactive (some
>> JBeck> of which have since been reactivated) will still be  
>> franchised, and
>> JBeck> nobody will be able to accuse us (fairly or not) of playing  
>> games with
>> JBeck> the numbers.
>> Jim> That is a safer way to go, but we spent a lot of time  
>> organizing a
>> Jim> clean well run election, and most people played by the rules and
>> Jim> authenticated. We are already comprising by allowing people to  
>> vote who
>> Jim> didn't play by the rules. A decision is a decision.
>> Sorry, I don't see it that way.  I don't see anyone not playing by  
>> the rules
>> but merely not understanding the need to activate their account.  I  
>> have been
>> dealing with this on almost a daily basis as ON tech lead: people  
>> need to
>> activate their accounts to push, and thought they had, but  
>> misunderstood
>> something.  So I don't think anyone is trying to "cheat".  And in  
>> general,
>> I try to keep an open mind about past decisions in light of new  
>> information,
>> when I can.
>> So, -1 on the proposal as worded.  Should you amend it as I  
>> suggested, then I
>> would be happy to approve.
>> -- John
>> http://blogs.sun.com/jbeck
>
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