Mary, I think that I need to be really clear. One of the TB members kindly counted up all of the posters in favour or against the motion. The idea of this was to provide some evidence to determine where the majority position was/is. This information could then be used by TB members to help them decide on how to vote. Including TB members opinions on this count completely nullifies the result because it would no longer represent the view of non-voting members. As Jenbel suggested, the TB cannot have their cake and eat it. It's either a count of non-voting members or it isn't. If it isn't then it's nonsense since the TB members are not part of the non-voting group and the numbers become invalid.
It would be the same as a company conducting independent research but then telling the researchers to include the companies opinions, making the research completely biased.

TB members are of course ordinary members too and have the same rights as other members when it comes to non-Talkboard related topics. But this is Talkboard related so they are not equal. It's not a negative thing, it's a fact.