Re: 1. Installation of a democratic voting system for the MCF project 2. Ranking system

Steve Lhomme wrote:
> I think we're definitely a team too short of (active) members to need 
> titles.
I would disagree.

> As you know we've tried to avoid voting from the start and it worked 
> well. We're talking about technical things in MCF, that need rational 
> reflections rather than a vague opinion with a restricted number of 
> possibilities (or the vote would need to be VERY complex). Also a vote 
> (yes or no to /that system/) is the best way to create a schism (french 
> translated) when people strongly disagree and think they are right. This 
> is also something we want to avoid. We need to convince each other.

s/convince/flame/

*cough*

> A forum based voting system is safer. Otherwise there are some free+open 
> voting systems out there that are supposed to be reliable (to be used 
> _legally_)
> 
A ML goes directly to the user's inbox. That ensures that every user 
actively checking his/her mail gets the opportunity to vote.

> Total waste of time for them. If you're trying to please them, that 
> won't work this way...
What positive comments you have..

> Mmm, now I see that the voting system would be the best way to raise 
> frustration and war among us... I will never be able to tell who 
> can/cannot vote for one thing. Do you know all the background+skills of 
> everyone here ?
And you think the way it is now wouldn't raise frustration and war ? I 
think a very good example is our little flame about the MCF page.


>> Anybody volunteering ?? 
> Me... LOL :D
Sigh.





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