On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 7:58 PM, Ronald van Haren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 5/8/08, Callan Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 9:09 PM, Allan McRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ronald van Haren wrote: > > > > > > > Hi TUs, > > > > > > > > As Xavier pointed out > > > > (http://archlinux.org/pipermail/aur-general/2008-May/007651.html) , we > > > > still haven't decided if we want to use the new voting system. So it > > > > is time to do decide. > > > > > > > > According to the bylaws we need to discuss & vote before we can change > > > > things in the bylaws. > > > > > > > > I propose two changes: > > > > > > > > 1. change all appearances of tur-users to aur-general > > > > > > > > 2. the fourth section of the standard voting procedure to (at least > > > similar to) > > > > ####################################### > > > > Following the discussion period, a voting period opens. Simple YES, NO > > > > , or ABSTAIN votes are to be cast under the Trusted User section of > > > > the AUR homepage by at least a quorum of active TUs. > > > > ###################################### > > > > > > > > The SVP for changing the bylaws is: > > > > SVP( amend_bylaws, 5, 0.75, 7); > > > > > > > > This mail starts the 5 day discussion period. Please note that in the > > > > discussion period you have to vote for both points ;) > > > > > > > > Ronald > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am all for the first point. > > > > > > For the second, going through the responses from the thread announcing > the > > > AUR voting system there were concerns about not being able to abstain > > > (although I think you can according to the vote summary) and email > > > notifications. For email notifications, it is easy enough to mail the > list > > > (as ammended in point one) when a vote is added. An automatic system > could > > > be worked out later. > > > > > > As a query, can we see who has voted for a proposal. We might start > > > running into quorum issues if we can't track who has voted and give > those > > > who don't a boot (a bit pessimistic I know, but probably justified...) > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > I'll clear some stuff up I guess, I haven't really been bothered with > > doing anything about this since I quit being a TU. Email notifications > > aren't in there but it's not hard to add, tell me exactly where you > > need notification and I can patch it in but for now people can just as > > easily email that a vote has started or ended or whatever for now > > (there's no easy way to help those last two cases anyway). On votes, > > that you've voted is recorded but your actual vote is not so it's.. > > semi-anonymous. The fact that the votes are anonymous was a big reason > > I wrote this in the first place, in my opinion public votes are as > > good as just skipping votes and assuming everyone said yes. I also > > have a script somewhere that lists whether someone has voted or not in > > the last few votes but it's not actually in the AUR at the moment, > > worst case scenario that can be used. > > > > -- > > > > Callan Barrett > > > > > Maybe, apart from an announcement main send when a new vote has been > created, maybe some sort of summary can be send after the voting > period has ended with the results and the people that failed to vote? > (just thinking out loud..) > >
I'm just not sure how to do it since there's no action closing a vote, it's just based on the date. I was thinking riding the back of the daemon already running in the AUR repo but if anyone else has better ideas tell me since I'd rather not. -- Callan Barrett
