Baris Cicek wrote: >sure if it's okay to provide this information (although I don't see any > > >>reason why it wouldn't be okay). Is there any objection to this idea? >> >> >> > >Well that's totally against the spirit of voting. Current counts may >change people's idea and might get them affected and they would vote >strategically instead of on their own free will. > > What was suggested was a turnout figure (i.e. percentage of members who have voted so far). I could imagine a low turnout encouraging someone to vote because their vote will count for more, but I don't see encouraging people to vote as a problem (especially given the turnouts in previous elections).
I think everyone agrees that mid-election tallies do have the potential to adversely affect the outcome though, so should not be revealed. James. _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
