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<DIV>From: "Al Sweigart" <<A href="mailto:asweigart@gmail.com">asweigart@gmail.com</A>><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>"Consensus is what lets a single person walk in to a meeting an hour or two late and block something that would have otherwise passed."</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>JR: I disagree. That's not Consensus fault. It Noisebridge' fault, for letting people join votes when they're late. </DIV>
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<DIV>From: "Al Sweigart" <<A href="mailto:asweigart@gmail.com">asweigart@gmail.com</A>><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>"Consensus worked fine when Noisebridge was new and small ... But now we have the multiple instances of people walking in late to meetings and then blocking a measure"</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>JR: so, "large" = "late"? No, it doesn't. I'm pro "you can't join a vote if you're late", but that applies to Majority voting too, not just Consensus. </DIV>
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<DIV>Consensus fails in large groups, but is manadatory small groups (like the Board). </DIV>
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<DIV>Most NB issues would best be handled by small, special-purpose working-groups, not the general membership. People who feel they must have a voice on every darned decision are welcome to join every darn <SPAN id=2d8752f73e974cec9e12b5f445dac536>working-group</SPAN>. </DIV>
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<DIV>Even Al admits (above) that Consensus works fine in small groups. </DIV></DIV></SPAN></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>