On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 04:37:21 -0700 Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
Daniel Mayer wrote:
--- Anthere anthere9@yahoo.com wrote:
Just a thought... I think setting up an approval voting
limit at simple majority to conclude a project is supported does not strike me as being a consensual decision.
I think we still need to think better how to
start/decide new projects.
Yes, simple majority is *not* an acceptable level of
support. We work by
consensus here and thus must develop proposals that a
supermajority of people
support. If only a simple majority supports something,
then we must go back to
the people who voted against the issue and ask what else
needs to be done to
change their minds.
A simple majority often gives us a majority of the simple.
A bare simple majority can be a symptom of a divided community. I don't know if going back to "change their minds" is the right approach. That as often results in people digging in their heels. Even "supermajority" drags in the language of a system based on divisiveness. The minority needs to be brought into the decision, and made to feel that they are a part of it irrespective of their earlier position. It often means that the majority opinion still needs to be modified.
Ec the type of voting you are talking about involves
millions of people.whether it is fair or not i will have to think about.good luck in trying to implement your idea.
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