[ERR5RS] Wiki voting mechanisms

Victor Rodriguez victorr at gmail.com
Thu Sep 13 08:21:36 PDT 2007


Hello,

On 9/13/07, Lynn Winebarger <owinebar at gmail.com> wrote:
> Will asked a while back about voting mechanisms in the wiki software
> (maybe on the Junta list).  Are there any?
>     Before doing the detailed design work, we should start determining
> the kinds of constructs the library mechanism should support.  If we
> have agreement on these, the technical details will be easier to agree
> on.  Another issue:  what is the critical mass for taking the votes as
> meaningful?

Why do you want to vote?  I do not think voting is a good idea, since
"the most popular" is not always "the best".  A better approach would
be to argue issues, and appoint someone to make a decision for those
times when there is no consensus.

Best Regards,

Victor Rodriguez.

> Lynn
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