On Thu, Oct 09, 2008 at 02:24:08PM -0500, Sunny wrote: > On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Dan Rue <drue at therub.org> wrote: > > > > I felt that we were entering into (or continuing) a classic bikeshed[1] > > argument, and thought that simply taking Florin's suggestion[2] of a > > ballot and previously used voting method would be sufficient to get the > > ball rolling. > > > > While I agree, that we could talk and negotiate the voting for the > next 6 months, and it's better to act in these conditions, there is > one side effect. In every voting the questions asked (i.e. how you ask > them) and the options provided as answers can and usually affect the > results, so proper formulation of both is useful - and it takes time. Well, you're making a few assumptions. 1) an uninformed population and/or 2) a static ballot. If you believe an option is not covered, write it in, and see if you can get a majority to switch their vote. As far as the first assumption, I can only assume that people geeky enough to be voting in a poll in the TCLUG are going to be moderately intelligent and informed people (I may regret saying so), Besides that, the questions seemed objective enough to me (keep in mind I just stole them), and they were developed based on user input. Indeed, there hasn't been a (serious) write-in, yet, so they can't be that bad. drue -- As implied by email protocols, the information in this message is not not confidential. Any middle-man or recipient may inspect, modify, copy, forward, reply to, delete, or filter email for any purpose. As the sender, I acknowledge that I have less expectation of the control and privacy of this message than I would a post-card. As a result, nothing in this message is legally binding without cryptographic proof of its integrity, and no legal obligation can be implied on behalf of the recipient. http://bilbo.hobbiton.org/wiki/Eat_My_Sig