-1 or: I do not agree ;) seriously, a +1 and -1 just states agreement/disagreement. Imo a vote is a vote is a vote only if the subject says [VOTE] or [DISCUSS] [1].
A +1 in all other threads are just the expression of a ack/nack which makes it easier/quicker to read, because the +1 or -1 just visually jumps out of the text. If people start expressing their gut feeling with long sentences, then this might slow down the process/overview on the mailing lists. LieGrue, strub [1] http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DocumentationPlan --- On Wed, 1/26/11, Arnaud Héritier <arnaud.herit...@exoplatform.com> wrote: > From: Arnaud Héritier <arnaud.herit...@exoplatform.com> > Subject: Re: '+1' vs 'I agree' > To: "Maven Developers List" <dev@maven.apache.org> > Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 12:03 PM > I agree :-) > > Arnaud > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Lukas Theussl <ltheu...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > > > This may seem like a peanut issue compared to other > things we have to > > discuss these days, but since so many things are > coming up, I thought I toss > > it in and maybe it will get overlooked... > > > > It bugs me that every time I see a +1 in a normal > conversation I find > > myself crawling back up the mail thread to check if I > missed a vote call > > somewhere. I suspect it is common usus in apache land > or maybe just an > > established habit, but I think it's a bad habit and > potentially confusing as > > it's often not clear what the +1 refers to. > > > > > > Isn't it reasonable to expect that people use proper > language like a simple > > 'Yes' or 'I agree' if they just want to express their > support for a point or > > statement, and to reserve numerical expressions for > formal vote threads? > > > > thanks, > > -Lukas > > > > (*sigh*, glad I got that off my chest...) > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org
