Motion Passed: "Amend TalkBoard Guidelines: Requirements for Motions to Pass"
Aug 9, 2011, 11:31 am
#61
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Good news... and sometimes a rubber stamp vote from a non-participating member works 
Aug 11, 2011, 5:17 am
#62
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Glad to see the majority of Talkboard decided to return the voting rules to what they were before the major rewrite.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Aug 11, 2011, 8:32 pm
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I voted against the proposal as it was not radical enough for me, not because I believed that the old version was correct. I am in favour of removing the 'Abstain' option fully.
Aug 13, 2011, 9:30 pm
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Agree with the sentiments, though had it been me I would've voted for this motion as it was the next best thing and did right a past wrong.
Feb 8, 2012, 7:15 am
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FWIW, after facing some tough issues on recent votes I now believe that Abstain was a crutch that TalkBoard members could use when an issue was complex or otherwise difficult to decide on. The lack of a soft No has provided enough incentive for TalkBoard members to do their homework and take a firm position one way or the other. At least it worked that way on me!
I am very happy with the results of this change.