On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 07:01:17PM +0100, Lars Aronsson wrote: > Wouldn't it be better to ask for a number of arguments for or > against a proposal? Then people would have to contribute more > arguments, instead of more votes.
This is ultimately more desirable. Wikipedia has a policy that discussion and reasoning are always most desirable when deciding on something, and polls are a last resort (though in practice they don’t seem to be). A problem with requiring reasoning is, ironically because you want people to think about their decision, making people think will just cause them not to participate. A poll can be indicative, with a lower barrier to entry, although it should be stressed that reasoning trumps it, and discussion is favourable. Simon -- A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works.—John Gall
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