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Old Feb 24, 2015, 8:36 pm
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kipper
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I understand the thought, but I would prefer that once anyone has voted on a motion, it can no longer be changed.

How you've proposed it, there is no definition of what is "minor." It seems like a backdoor attempt to be able to railroad through various things without garnering much discussion.

A motion creating a new forum, when there is obviously demand, and no one has posted against it could be proposed, and then, 48 hours after the sitewide announcements are posted, someone could propose a "minor" amendment changing to include closing a different forum, and 6 people could vote yes before the sitewide announcements are updated, knowing that people would be upset that a forum was being closed.

Define "minor" to start, and incorporate that language into the guidelines.
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