On Thursday 22 May 2008 2:01:31 Elliott Hird wrote: > Dear (fellow) Agorans, > > How do you view a vote of PRESENT regarding a proposal you > made? Do view it as a kind of "wimpy FOR", or do you take it as > a sort of "well, I oppose this, but not enough for AGAINST"? > > Other opinions are welcome, but "I view it as PRESENT" is not. :P
I read it as meaning "I don't know". The purpose of PRESENT is to fill quorum (i.e., assert that you've had your chance to vote and no one's slipping decisions through behind your back) without actually affecting the outcome. (Except for the satisfaction of quorum, the number of PRESENT votes has no effect on the outcome of a decision.)
