On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 1:42 PM, PyroPeter <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 12/05/2010 03:11 AM, Xyne wrote: > >> I'm halfway tempted to create the flowchart but I just don't have the >> time. If >> someone wants to adapt the dot file from the Arch Linux Help Guide >> Flowchart, >> feel free: >> >> >> http://xyne.archlinux.ca/miscellaneous/#the-arch-linux-help-guide-flowchart >> >> Make sure that "Blame Allan" is in there somewhere (Was quorum reached? >> --no--> >> Blame Allan --> etc) >> > > I created a flowchart about the Standard Voting Procedure [1], but I had > problems understanding this bit: > > > A simple majority is needed to pass or reject the motion. In the > > event of a draw, being that 50% is not a majority, the motion does > > not pass. > > Isn't "reject" the same as "does not pass"? > And what means "being that 50% is not a majority"? (50% of what?) > > As I showed in the graph, I understood the quoted text as follows: > > > If more than 50% of the votes cast for YES, the motion passes, > > if not, it is rejected. > That's the correct interpretation. A simple majority requires *greater* than 50% of the votes cast which is what the part up above was trying to express. --Kaiting. -- Kiwis and Limes: http://kaitocracy.blogspot.com/
