On 23 Jul 2015, at 08:58, Dave Cridland <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dave abstains, Fippo, Kev, Lance, Matt to vote on list. > > > > For the record, I didn't abstain.
He who writes the minutes… But less flippantly, I think this was an abstention. XEP-0001 uses the word ‘neutral’ to describe a vote of 0, (with +1 being approve and -1 being disapprove, with reasons), and formally stating that you are not voting for or against is, at least by the only dictionary I have to hand, the definition of abstention - meaning a neutral vote is an abstention. > Advancement requires a majority vote, and Council members also have a veto. I > didn't vote for it, but didn't veto it - I just voted. You could describe it > as a vote against (but not a veto). If three of my colleagues vote the same > way, it won't pass, lacking the required majority. But there isn't the opportunity to vote against and not veto, per XEP-0001. One can informally say they don’t like it or have concerns, and formally abstain (0) in the vote, which I think is what this is. /K
