Originally Posted by
tazi
I don't think it has that much bearing on this proposal though as you certainly could be for counting the posts, and still have enough respect for Randy to accept his decision whether you agree with it or not.
This has nothing to do with whether someone respects Randy or will accept his decision.
TalkBoard will accept any decision that Randy makes (and, indeed, has no choice but to do so).
For all of that, it has an obligation to give Randy what it considers to be its best advice -- whether it is what he wants to hear or not.
Indeed, Randy has accepted TB recommendations to establish forums he opposed. On the other hand, there was an occasion when TalkBoard failed to pass a motion (giving it only a 5-4 majority instead of the required supermajority) and Randy decided to put it into effect anyhow.
This means to me that Randy pays careful attention to TalkBoard decisions, gives them quite a bit of weight, and will generally implement them even if he feels otherwise. At the same time, however, he reserves for himself the right to make the final decision -- he doesn't allow anybody to push him around.