Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Just for my own sake -- since I want to understand TB procedures better than one candidate for President understands the economy -- can you tell me under what circumstances TB can put on or off the super-majority-requirement on a motion?
A super-majority (2/3) is always required for a regular TB motion to pass.
So it's all in the way one phrases the motion.
If I make a motion 'that the TB agrees with Randy's decision not count OMNI posts' then a 2/3 majority is required to pass that vote and put the TB in concurrence with Randy's decision.
If I make a motion 'that the TB ask Randy to reconsider his decision...' then a 2/3 majority is required for the TB to formally ask Randy to reconsider.
Now if I had gone with the former motion rather than the latter I think it would be fair to say that I was playing political games.
Just as if I made a motion that 'The TB recommend that
no VX forum be created' so that it would fail and I could use that result to imply that a VX forum needs to be created I would be playing political games.
And while playing political games can be fun, I don't think they are in the beste interests of Flyertalk...