Path: utzoo!attcan!sobmips!uunet!mcsun!sunic!ericom!ericom!solsta.ericsson.se!etxtsg From: etxtsg@solsta.ericsson.se (Thomas Grennefors TX/DKF) Newsgroups: news.groups Subject: Re: A proposal for a new voting scheme Message-ID: Date: 16 Nov 89 13:14:10 GMT References: <21699@gryphon.COM> <2784@cpoint.UUCP> <2785@cpoint.UUCP> <6931@ficc.uu.net> <1627@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> Sender: news@ericsson.se Distribution: news Organization: Ericsson Telecom AB, Karlstad, Sweden. Lines: 39 In-Reply-To: davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM's message of 15 Nov 89 17:18:10 GMT >>>>> On 15 Nov 89 17:18:10 GMT, davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) said: > I hate to disagree with some rational people, but I think the idea of > deciding the name before deciding to have a group is like naming the > baby before getting pregnant. When a group name is in doubt a vote > should be taken on the charter first, then a name should be chosen by > simple majority vote. I think a name controversy when voting for a new group can make people, who like the object of the group, but dilslikes the name of the group, to wote no. I think that the name of the group should be decided before voting on the creation of that group. Look at the recent vote for rec.radio.shortwave. What could have been a major dissagrement on the name, was solved before the voting, and the group passed with 265 yes vs 10 no. Maby it should have had the same ratio of yes/no votes even if the name vote hadn't been done, but i dont think so. And if we decides on a 2 to 1 yes-no ratio shouldn't there be a minimum level of yes votes that has to be reached. If ther's only the 2-1 Ratio a group can pass with 10 yes 5 no, wich i dont think shows a big interest for that particular group. My proposal for a voting sheme is: 1. Call for discussion for X days. 2. Call for name vote if a name controversy exists else goto 4 3. Call for discussion Y days. 4. Call for votes for Z days, a pass with 2/3 yes votes and a minimum of N yes votes. The unknown variables X,Y,Z and N should be discussed. -- Thomas Grennefors etxtsg@solsta.ericsson.se Ericsson Telecom ,Karlstad, Sweden. Member of THHS krfc (tlps) --------------------------------------------------------------- There's too much month at the end of the money.