Discussion: TalkBoard motion pass/fail results reported in real-time? & related.
Feb 8, 2012, 7:50 am
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At the same time, those TB members that don't participate here should be specifically called out during the next election. If those candidates get re-elected despite no participation, then that's no fault other than the voters'.
Feb 8, 2012, 9:07 pm
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That might offer a challenge for someone who wants to run next year, gets elected, and then stays invisible for their entire term of office except for voting.
Feb 8, 2012, 11:23 pm
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On the public forums? That didn't seem to help too much last year when two Talk Board members were posting all around FT while not appearing here for months. Didn't look like any Talk Board members were enforcing participation there. The problem was discussed in the public forum with other TB members and there was nothing within the rules that required either of them participate in the public forums.
Same thing could happen today. Any TB member could stop posting on the public forum for 6 months and there's no consequences (and no requirement to participate on the public forums). Just the way it is.
Same thing could happen today. Any TB member could stop posting on the public forum for 6 months and there's no consequences (and no requirement to participate on the public forums). Just the way it is.
Feb 9, 2012, 8:25 am
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While I don't think additional rules to remove or punish a TB member would be practical, this motion (which is waiting for vote(s) or expiration just as the past few motions), if approved, will go a long way to help us be able to get things done without a minority (or even one) member slowing everything down.
Feb 9, 2012, 8:37 am
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While I don't think additional rules to remove or punish a TB member would be practical, this motion (which is waiting for vote(s) or expiration just as the past few motions), if approved, will go a long way to help us be able to get things done without a minority (or even one) member slowing everything down.
I am excited for Feb 15, 2012 at 12:36 pm to arrive!
I am hopeful that full participation may resume by all TB members at that point.
Feb 9, 2012, 10:09 pm
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While I don't think additional rules to remove or punish a TB member would be practical, this motion (which is waiting for vote(s) or expiration just as the past few motions), if approved, will go a long way to help us be able to get things done without a minority (or even one) member slowing everything down.
What would provide the motivation for all TB members to vote quickly if decided already? What would provide such urgency? It will be nice to get this efficiency..
Feb 10, 2012, 12:16 am
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As it stand right now, if a motion is decided all TB members, whether they voted or not, know the results. This motion would stop the silliness we have seen recently where one TB member can keep the general membership from knowing the results until the final minute.
Feb 10, 2012, 7:53 am
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Tick tock. Tick tock.
Feb 10, 2012, 8:22 am
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Feb 10, 2012, 9:29 pm
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If the motion is already decided and announced it would not matter if the remaining TB member(s) voted quickly or not.
As it stand right now, if a motion is decided all TB members, whether they voted or not, know the results. This motion would stop the silliness we have seen recently where one TB member can keep the general membership from knowing the results until the final minute.
As it stand right now, if a motion is decided all TB members, whether they voted or not, know the results. This motion would stop the silliness we have seen recently where one TB member can keep the general membership from knowing the results until the final minute.
Waiting to find out won't change the result.. so a common sense motion.^
Feb 10, 2012, 11:15 pm
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MHO a two week period to cast ballots isn't an overly long period of time so wouldn't support making any changes. That is merely MHO and YMMV.
Feb 11, 2012, 6:11 am
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I 100% agree that it isn't too long a period to have a two-week voting period, but why is it that the last couple motions have dragged out all the way to the end of the two-week period? I don't know the answer and you don't either, but if the final verdict on the motion can be found out sooner than the last minute, is that not a good thing?
Feb 11, 2012, 8:27 am
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I 100% agree that it isn't too long a period to have a two-week voting period, but why is it that the last couple motions have dragged out all the way to the end of the two-week period? I don't know the answer and you don't either, but if the final verdict on the motion can be found out sooner than the last minute, is that not a good thing?
Feb 11, 2012, 8:37 am
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I 100% agree that it isn't too long a period to have a two-week voting period, but why is it that the last couple motions have dragged out all the way to the end of the two-week period? I don't know the answer and you don't either, but if the final verdict on the motion can be found out sooner than the last minute, is that not a good thing?
Sorry but I'm unconvinced this was a problem that needed solving.
Feb 11, 2012, 11:56 am
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Jenbel pointed out up-thread that it has actually been a problem at least once before.
Some issues are settled in a day or two. Continuing active debate on that matter for 12 or 13 more days just because one TB member is out of pocket or slow or whatever is counter-productive.
For example, it is possible that THIS issue has been settled for some time. Yet you just spent time debating it. Wouldn't you prefer to know whether you were wasting your time or not, the same way I know whether I am wasting my time or not writing this post?