>>>>> "Pekka" == Pekka Savola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Pekka> On Thu, 7 Apr 2005, Thomas Narten wrote:
>> Personally, I'm more in favor of "votes" than just hums, the
>> reason being that a count of hands is unambiguous data. In
>> contrast, the results of a hum are more subject to
>> interpretation, where one's perspective of the results of a hum
>> may well depend on which side of the room one happens to be
>> sitting.
Pekka> FWIW, I personally prefer humming because my belief is that
Pekka> unless the rough consensus is sufficiently strong (so that
Pekka> it's clear no matter which part of the room you stand), the
Pekka> WG should probably be better off seeking better consensus
Pekka> than deciding that (for example) 1/3 of people voted X, and
Pekka> 2/3 voted for Y.
Strongly agree. I dislike it when minutes have careful counts of
straw polls.
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