[Wikipedia-l] New request for Cantonese Wikipedia: vote at 29-6

[Ray Saintonge]

Badly organized votes don't determine consensus; they destroy it. 

A vote will force a choice between two or more specific options, which 
may even be poorly defined.  A true consensus may lie somewhere outside 
of those specific options.

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Phroziac wrote:

>Actually, Jimmy, aren't they to determine consensus, not build it?
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>>This is why I'm opposed to rampant voting on everything.  The only valid
>>purpose for a vote in Wikipedia is actually as a *poll* which seeks to
>>build community consensus.  Deliberately excluding some interested
>>parties is a great way to "win" a vote, but it is not a great way to get
>>buy-in from the entire community.
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