On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 5:35 PM, Stephanie Daugherty
<sdaugherty(a)gmail.com> wrote:
That means we need a stronger executive that can
decide
to break deadlocks when they happen, or lend structure to debate so
that it can run it's course, as appropriate for the situation.
These are the two approaches that work in most situations. I'm very
much in favour of structured debates, rather than the chaotic ones
that sometimes take place. But you need to set up the debate so that
someone (or a group) is tasked with closing it and moving things
forward. Too many debates just founder and fade away, with nothing
being done.
Carcharoth
The closing of debates is something an elected council could do. That
preserves the role of the community in formulating and debating policy.
Fred