On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 12:19 AM, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 30 March 2012 13:56, WereSpielChequers werespielchequers@gmail.com wrote:
That's a very welcome move, and I hope it helps build bridges back to the community. From time to time we will have very divisive issues to discuss, and in such situations it is much easier for the "losing" side in the community if they can see that their voice was heard on the board, as opposed to the board appearing to make a monolithic decision. In the current arrangements it can sometimes seem that the community is divided and the board is on one side of that divide. It will be much healthier for the movement if the board takes a majority decision in scenarios where the community is divided. Sometimes it may even be worthwhile to record why the board minority dissented.
Yes. This will also avoid, as recently, board members appearing to later disclaim actions (a vote) that they were in fact responsible for taking.
It's worth recalling that for the majority of 2008-2009 the board did record all votes, and often noted who moved the motion, but the practise was dropped. Its great to see it is now mandatory.
-- John Vandenberg