[governance] Process issues for future consensus calls

[Jeremy Malcolm]

On 01/02/2010, at 3:12 AM, McTim wrote:

> However, I do have a problem with the conflation of voting and finding
> consensus.  IIRC, we vote ONLY when electing coordinators.
> 
> Let's keep the word "voting/vote" ONLY for elections, IMO we do NOT
> vote on statements.  We indicate support for statements (or lack
> thereof).  While the difference is subtle it is important for some of
> us, and is one of the reasons we approved the charter as is.

I have no problem with that.  Thanks for the suggestion.

>> 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.
> 
> As long as we use the website specified in the charter.

I would love that to be so, but it's not technically possible. :-(  We don't have sufficient access rights to the igcaucus.org Web site for the necessary software to be installed there.  I would have to use the igf-online.net site, which is meant as a public, non-partisan site open to all to use for IGF-related purposes.  I am currently its administrator after inheriting it from the defunct Online Collaboration Dynamic Coalition, but would love for some other group (eg. the Remote Participation Working Group) to officially take it over.

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