Discussion: Authority to Start Polls

[Weehawk]

There has been some discussion in other threads as to whether the general membership should retain the ability to start polls or whether this should be left to the editors.

The advantages of leaving this authority to the editors would include:

1) The prohibition of frivolous polls

2) Assurance that some discussion will take place before members are allowed to vote, encouraging more understanding of the issue prior to voting

3) Greater probability that the poll will be worded in a clear manner

4) Better explanation of the possible results based on exact outcomes in the voting (like what percentage will be required to vote for a certain option in order for that result to take effect)

What does everyone else think?

Perhaps if enough members seem to think the idea has merit, one of the editors will start a poll and we can vote on the issue once and for all.

[Novice]

DEFCON=6


Very nice idea.
I will agree with your opinion, if one problem will be solved.

Authority must be a very wise man.
He must have enough knowledge and not be a viased man.
#I think skito, loadgaz,PL,barry,QRS are good enough.

[LN2]

Authority must be a very wise man.
He must have enough knowledge and not be a viased man.
#I think skito, loadgaz,PL are good enough to be.

Authority must be elected.

Please.... this would be where any editor could judge from a discussion whether a poll was appropriate. To name or elect specific people isn't what this issue is about. We already elected all these people. They are editors here.

Just from the discussion itself if a good discussion you gain all of the knowledge necessary to see how to phrase a poll question, the choices...and whether even running a poll for it is needed. If the discussion shows a poll wouldn't have any change as a result, then it's not really necessary to have it to start with.

If there is no discussion on it in the thread then it could be interpretted as lack of interest in that topic so no point in having a poll as well.

It's all good. Thanks for rephrasing all this in a separate thread John.

[Weehawk]

Authority must be a very wise man.

And how exactly would we qualify people...wisdom-wise?

#I think skito, loadgaz,PL,barry,QRS are good enough.

Are you suggesting that there are editors not good enough to start polls?

Anyway - wouldn't that be better than the current situation, where anyone can start a poll?

Thanks for rephrasing all this in a separate thread John.

My pleasure.

[Novice]

DEFCON=2
Already Editors are defined???
who are they?

If they are enough worth men, I will agree your opinion.

[Weehawk]

DEFCON=2
Already Editors are defined???
who are they?

Seriously?

http://marp.retrogames.com/staff.htm

The editors are: Zwaxy, Pat Laffaye, Skito(Chad), BBH, BeeJay, Barry Rodewald(mahlemuit), Frankie, Phil Lamat, and Anders Svensson(QRS).

BTW, how did we get so close to war?

[Weehawk]

Hmmm..

The rules page says there will be a maximum of seven editors. Either it or the staff list page must be outdated.

Oh well....

[QRS]

Hmmm..

The rules page says there will be a maximum of seven editors. Either it or the staff list page must be outdated.

Oh well....

7 Editors and Zwaxy. He is everlasting, the only one etc so he is above the term editor j/k
Ok seriously 7 editors and Zwaxy as the founder and owner etc.

[Weehawk]

7 Editors and Zwaxy. He is everlasting, the only one etc so he is above the term editor j/k
Ok seriously 7 editors and Zwaxy as the founder and owner etc.

The staff list includes "editor" under his titles.

So who else on that list isn't currently an editor? BeeJay? I'm not familiar with him.

[Chad]

bj is an old fart :), but is technically not an editor now, if we keep the rule of 7 going. I'm for this but it would probably mean less polls, so if it passes it would mean people would have to lobby editors to create polls, which is proly a good idea in itself.

[QRS]

Well as Zwaxy is the founder etc he is of course and editor too. He is not very active though. Let´s rephrase it to 7 ordinary editors and 1 super editor. Is that better? j/k:)

[Buttermaker]

We already elected all these people. They are editors here.

No, we didn't.

3. How to get in: By unanimous vote of the editors.

[Novice]

The editors are: Zwaxy, Pat Laffaye, Skito(Chad), BBH, BeeJay, Barry Rodewald(mahlemuit), Frankie, Phil Lamat, and Anders Svensson(QRS).

BTW, how did we get so close to war?

I have no against opinion for these 8.

[Chad]

We already elected all these people. They are editors here.

No, we didn't.

you did, sort of. you have the ability to vote them out by voting "no confidence" for the editors in office. but as it says in the link, only the editors can vote someone else in, but everyone can vote them out.

[Buttermaker]

you have the ability to vote them out by voting "no confidence" for the editors in office.

I know.

but as it says in the link, only the editors can vote someone else in, but everyone can vote them out.

That's why I said we didn't vote them in. Even if I succeeded in voting somebody out I couldn't vote somebody in.