Re: Call for votes for the Condorcet/Clone proof SSD voting methods GR
Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 10:13:51AM -0700, John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
>
> > to absolve ourselves the appearance of impropriety, i request that the
> > clarification that this vote is the A.3.1 vote be made. there seems to
> > be some confusion (not just my own) on this matter.
>
> Do you agree that if the 'yes' option meets its supermajority
> requirement, the GR has the unambiguous support of the developership,
yes. since i believe that yes voters would also rank No below Yes if the
option were there.
> > there is no reason to not fix it. if you can say that this is the A.3.1
> > vote, nothing else need be done, everyone is happy, and we have the
> > A.3.2 vote in a little bit.
>
> If this vote can be used unmodified to fulfill the requirements of
> A.3.1, I see no reason this can't be done.
the Secretary has already clarified that this vote is the A.3.2 vote.
> > *) a failure of the Secretary to follow the regulations laid out in the
> > Constitution calls into question the integrity and impartiality of
> > the Secretary.
>
> It's rare that gainsayers will criticize you for following the rules,
> yes.
by following the rules, the naysayers will lose that argument in their
rebuttal. we cannot lose anything by following the rules, except a
little bit of time.
if we fail to follow the rules, then i certainly hope that Further
Discussion wins because i do not want to see a Yes win polarize the
project.
-john
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