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Old Jan 18, 2012, 11:00 am
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kokonutz
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Originally Posted by DeaconFlyer
Opposed. This could incentivize late voters to vote along with the majority if a vote has already been decided. I want to know that a TB's vote represents their own feelings, and not a fear that they will appear to be the odd man out on a vote.
But that can happen when the voting is done in the private forum too. The vote results and roll call are announced after 2 weeks or all TB members vote. So if I am a late voter in the private forum, I might vote yes just to not appear to be the odd man out once the results are posted.

So the only difference is, if a TB member voted late you could watch it happen live and draw your own conclusion from that. It's more information for posters.
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