[Noisebridge-discuss] Voting experiment.

[Ever Falling]

whoops i meant 'tyranny of the majority'.

On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:12 AM, Ever Falling <everfalling at gmail.com> wrote:

> INB4 shitstorm and the 'tyranny of the minority' rabble rabblings.
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> On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:07 AM, Albert Sweigart <asweigart at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> I have an idea for something I want to do at the next few meetings,
>> just as an experiment. Noisebridge currently makes its decisions by
>> consensus, giving any member in good standing the ability to block
>> measures put up for decision. This is as opposed to a voting method
>> where a majority of votes is needed to pass a measure.
>>
>> I'd like to hand out ballots to members attending the next few
>> meetings to vote on any measures we are also taking a consensus on.
>> The ballot would be a simple for/against vote, but would have no
>> official impact. Perhaps "vote" would be the wrong word to use, as
>> oppose to poll.
>>
>> Looking at the results of votes may give us more insight into
>> alternatives to our consensus process (either that voting would cause
>> a large difference in how decisions would go, or if they would not
>> really cause a different outcome anyway.)
>>
>> Voting with these ballots would be optional, but the more people who
>> participate the more accurate this poll would be. Ballots (like
>> participation in consensus) would only be for members in good standing
>> who are attending the meeting.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for helping out with this experiment.
>>
>> -Al
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