Ec wrote:
Out of the 6 options given in that vote, when I last looked 4 of them had a significant number of votes. When that happens you want to be able to look for a solution that respects all of these views. A winner takes all approach just leaves people angry.
Amen to that! We need to avoid the tyranny of simple-minded voting schemes as much as possible here in order to maintain good will and all that happy crap. :)
That's why the current vote is fatally flawed; it is winner take all solely based on which option gets the largest share of votes (which wouldn't even be 30% of the total!).
What we need to work on, as Ec wrote, is something that combines the best parts of each of the 4 leading options. That way the great majority of voters can have a system they can at least live with.
Eloquence is planning on creating a graduated approval/disapproval voting vote to replace the current one. Hopefully we can reach a consensus before it comes to that though (IMO voting should be one of the last things we use to resolve conflicts - consensus should always be sought first).
-- mav
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