On 7/18/12, David A. Wheeler <dwhee...@dwheeler.com> wrote: >> Do we vote on things? How do we vote (approval voting, maybe? rank >> voting?)? > > I'd like to *avoid* voting, actually, and have everyone work to convince > everyone else based on merits, and try to work towards rough consensus. Your > analysis of use cases & physical appearance is a nice example of thinking > through the options to find merits. If we focus on identifying pros & cons > it'll be a lot easier to move towards a reasonable answer where we can > achieve rough consensus.
At the very least, a vote lets us tell if a consensus is reached. We can say "consensus is assumed to be reached if at least 1 / 2 or 2 / 3 or 1 / 1 is achieved in the voting." It also gives us a goal (we're 1/3 on the way to consensus yeah!!), and lets us know exactly who is dissenting, so that we can encourage them to give their rationale for dissenting from a plurality position. A vote doesn't necessarily ratify, it can be a means to find out who has been convinced and who isn't, and let us give further supporting or dissenting arguments. I suggest an approval vote: basically something like "I wouldn't mind if proposal A or proposal B or proposal C pass, but I don't like proposal D" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Readable-discuss mailing list Readable-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/readable-discuss
