2011/6/2 9:39 -0700, daniel.sm...@oracle.com: > On Jun 1, 2011, at 9:59 PM, mark.reinh...@oracle.com wrote: >> ... >> >> A "nay" in a lazy-consensus vote is more than a simple "no" -- it's >> an actual veto, and to count as such it must be accompanied by a >> justification which itself is subject to discussion and (potential) >> resolution. >> >> A "nay" in any type of majority vote is just a simple "no". It need >> not, and usually will not, be accompanied by a justification. > > This is the key point missing from the by-laws draft. It uses > "objection" to refer to both kinds of "nays", when it really needs to > distinguish them with different terms and explain how they are > different.
Exactly. I'll fix that. > It would also be useful to separate the kinds of votes into > subsections. > > - Consensus votes: Lazy, Three-vote, and Unanimous; objections are > vetos; vary in the number of "yes" votes required (1/3/all). > > - Majority votes: Simple, Two-thirds; objections are simple "nos"; vary > in the yes-no ratio required (1-1/2-1). Good idea. Thanks again for your careful comments! - Mark
