[Foundation-l] Re: Wikijunior - Wikispecies, Mk 2?

[byron gamildien]

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 04:37:21 -0700
 Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> Daniel Mayer wrote:
> 
> >--- Anthere <anthere9 at 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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