On Thu, Jun 19, 2003 at 02:58:33AM +1000, Glenn McGrath wrote: > On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 09:36:23 -0500 > Steve Langasek <vorlon@netexpress.net> wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 11:14:19PM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > > Perhaps we could have compulsory voting then :-| > > Why would rendering us unable to block a vote for lack of quorum be a > > *good* thing? If I'm not voting, it's because I have no opinion on > > the issue, or don't care enough about the outcome to send an email. > > If the vast majority of developers feel the same way, why should they > > be required to participate in a pointless vote? > In Australia the act of casting your vote isnt compulsary, but turning > up to a polling booth and getting your name marked off the roll is. > I think the biggest reason for people not voting is laziness, which is > not an acceptable excuse IMHO, people who make the effort to cast a vote > will likely take some time to think about it first. > For national elections i think its a good idea, but i dont know it would > work with debian as there isnt any viable deterant. > In debian elections if a person doesnt want their voice to be heard then > they can vote "none of the above", a vote of disaproval for everyone is > more meaningfull than a failure to meet quarum. > We could try laying guilt trips on the slackers, send them an email > expaining why voting is important. "Laziness" is a slanderous synonym for "indifference". Maybe I have better things to do with my time than cast a ballot for the official Debian birdsong. Who are you to demand otherwise of me? Enforced voting in order to ensure quorum is precisely an outcome I *don't* want. Lack of quorum indicates lack of interest in the issue, and such a lack of interest should be given appropriate consideration. Requiring uninterested parties to vote "all ones" for purposes of quorum would give a victory to whichever of the insignificant[1] minority groups has the largest turnout. -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer [1] Insignificant by definition because they can't actually reach quorum on their own
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