[governance] IMPORTANT: 10 members required to approve a

[Jeremy Malcolm]

On 27/09/2010, at 7:51 PM, Avri Doria wrote:

> One think I disagree with Jeremy on:
> 
>> Thanks everyone, we now have enough support to put this amendment to a vote, which I'll do in conjunction with the coordinator ballot as soon as I have the last remaining candidate's statement and have compiled the latest voter list.  No need for more responses until then.
> 
> Well actually now that it is up for a vote, it is reasonable that we discuss it to the extent that people will feel informed when voting for or against it.   You have you 10 champions for the idea.  But approving an amendment takes a fair number of voters.  I.e. 2/3 of those who are currently deemed as members based on the previous vote.  Getting 2/3 is never a shoe in.
> 
> So people asking questions about why and whether seems a good idea to me.
> 
> Of course I am sure Jeremy did not really mean that we should stop talking about, it just read that way to me.  so i pounced.

Good call Avri, I just meant that there was no need for more proposers saying "me too", which could be considered as list noise.  But discussion and debate are always welcome.

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