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Re: cascading vote choices (was: Re: i admit i was wrong)
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 23:57:22 GMT
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote:
I don't think that follows.  It certainly wasn't specified in the CFV that
the votes would be interpreted in a cascading way.  Note that (a) says "All
lugnet.* groups," it doesn't say, "As many lugnet.* groups as possible," and
it doesn't say that a vote for (a) implies a vote for (b) as well.

For what it's worth, I voted thinking that it I voted for complete
removal of priveleges, I was, by definition, also voting for removal
from .cad.*.

Now I'm beginning to think it should have been a ban/not ban vote, not
a multi-tiered selection.  Just by the sheer number of choices I don't
see how the self-imposed majority can be reached.  Then again, I'm not
sure I care if there's a majority.

I don't want my vote to count 10 times anyone else's, but I certainly
think the LCAD stalwarts' votes ought to be considered more important
than most other peoples'.

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  Re: cascading vote choices (was: Re: i admit i was wrong)
 
(...) That's why I'm not voting. (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: cascading vote choices (was: Re: i admit i was wrong)
 
But those of us most involved with LCAD consider your opinions important. We want to encourage greater participation from new and "marginal" members. If JW's posts are driving such people away, that's just as important a consideration as the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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  cascading vote choices (was: Re: i admit i was wrong)
 
(...) I don't think that follows. It certainly wasn't specified in the CFV that the votes would be interpreted in a cascading way. Note that (a) says "All lugnet.* groups," it doesn't say, "As many lugnet.* groups as possible," and it doesn't say (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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