<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">HI Jeremy and Ginger<br>My vote and comments were not posted. Can you please confirm that they were received<br>Correct full name is Shaila Rao Mistry<br><div> </div><style><!--filtered {font-family:"Comic Sans MS";panose-1:3 15 7 2 3 3 2 2 2 4;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";}filtered {margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}div.Section1 {}--></style><style><!--filtered {font-family:"Comic Sans MS";panose-1:3 15 7 2 3 3 2 2 2 4;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";}filtered {margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}div.Section1 {}--></style><p style="color: rgb(96, 0, 191); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:
10pt;">Challenge the challenges!</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(96, 0, 191); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Rewrite the rules....Push the limits</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(96, 0, 191); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Know only........... you are limitless</span></p><font face="comic sans ms"><strong></strong></font><div><br><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy@ciroap.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> governance@lists.cpsr.org<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sun, January 31, 2010 1:38:19 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [governance]
Process issues for future consensus calls<br></font><br> Bill Drake (and McTim) earlier questioned my handling of the just-concluded drafting exercise and consensus call, and Bill and I continued that discussion off-list. He suggested I bring it back on list, so I am going to summarise the underlying issues between us here (rather than, as in our off-list discussion, going through why I did or didn't include such-and-such a comment in mind-numbing detail).<div><br></div><div>As coordinator of this caucus, as in other groups I have led, I will seek to draft text using a modified "lazy consensus" approach that incorporates these steps:</div><div><br></div><div>* Has text suggested on the list drawn, or could it realistically draw, any support other than from its proponent? (This is not an onerous test to pass.)</div><div><br></div><div>* If so, does it contradict the views of a significant number of other members that
remain strongly held despite an adequate period of discussion, such that it is unlikely that a rough consensus could emerge?</div><div><br></div><div>* If so, suggest compromise text that could satisfy both camps where possible.</div><div><br></div><div>* If this is not possible or neither camp is satisfied with the compromise, omit text on this issue from the statement altogether.</div><div><br></div><div>* Otherwise, include the text.</div><div><br></div><div>* My standard for including changes becomes more stringent when the last text prior to consensus call is posted, and still more so during the consensus call (when it is basically limited to correcting errors).</div><div><br></div><div>Bill differs from me on this process. He will correct me if I mischaracterise his views, but I understand he prefers that all suggestions for changes (even contradictory ones) should be included in the text in brackets, and not removed until a specific
(non-lazy) consensus emerges. Moreover if substantive changes are called for even after a consensus call, and there is sufficient time to re-open for discussion, the call should be rescinded.</div><div><br></div><div>It may be possible for technology to come to our aid here, in that we could experiment with collectively drafting documents online without the need for confusing exchanges of emails with many bracketed sections, as Bill's approach would (in my view) have required in this case.</div><div><br></div><div>If there is any interest in discussing these issues, this will be the thread in which to do so.</div><div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2;
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