Re: Discussion: Possible GR: Enhance requirements for General Resolutions

2009-01-01 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Ben Finney [Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:43:44 +1100]: Don Armstrong d...@debian.org writes: You should not be proposing or seconding an option that you don't plan on ranking first. This seems quite wrong. Why should one not carefully and precisely phrase and propose an option that one does

Re: Discussion: Possible GR: Enhance requirements for General Resolutions

2009-01-01 Thread Ben Finney
Adeodato Simó d...@net.com.org.es writes: * Ben Finney [Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:43:44 +1100]: Don Armstrong d...@debian.org writes: You should not be proposing or seconding an option that you don't plan on ranking first. (Don has, after subsequent argument, modified this to “… that you

Re: Discussion: Possible GR: Enhance requirements for General Resolutions

2009-01-01 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Ben Finney [Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:17:28 +1100]: You should not write options you are not going to rank first, because the people who do care about that option winning should get to decide what's the wording that reflects their complete opinion and concerns. The people who do care about

Re: Discussion: Possible GR: Enhance requirements for General Resolutions

2009-01-01 Thread Ben Finney
Adeodato Simó d...@net.com.org.es writes: * Ben Finney [Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:17:28 +1100]: You should not write options you are not going to rank first, because the people who do care about that option winning should get to decide what's the wording that reflects their complete

Re: Discussion: Possible GR: Enhance requirements for General Resolutions

2009-01-01 Thread Don Armstrong
On Tue, 30 Dec 2008, Wouter Verhelst wrote: On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 04:18:02PM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote: 1: I'd be happier, though, if those proposing and seconding options would be more careful about the effects that their options may have, and be more vigilant about withdrawing options