[Dev] On voting [VOTE]

[Ted Leung]

On Apr 26, 2005, at 1:43 PM, Morgen Sagen wrote:

>>> (+) If you want to make a change that requires some coordination and 
>>> consensus, call a vote.
>>> (+) You (the person who calls the vote) will be responsible for 
>>> making the change, unless you can get someone to volunteer to help 
>>> you out.
>>> (+) Specify a time frame for the vote, or wait 1 business day.
>>> (+) Silence implies consent.
>>> (+) If you are calling for a vote, change the subject line (add 
>>> [VOTE]) to clue people in.
>>> (+) If you disagree with the proposal (-1), you are obligated to 
>>> offer an alternative or otherwise helpful suggestion.
>
> +1.  I guess it would be overkill to have some other tool (such as a 
> web app or an email-autoresponder) that would tally the votes instead 
> of flooding everyone's inboxes with lots of vote messages.  Sprout, 
> has apache tried any other method for tracking votes?

The problem with a tool is that votes frequently cause discussion, 
which ends up modifying the original proposal.  That makes it harder to 
use a tool.  The most automated that we've gotten is that some people 
use a little e-mail template.  I'm not aware of any project that uses 
voting which also has a voting tool.

Ted
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