On Thu, 25 Apr 2013, omd wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 6:31 PM, Tanner Swett <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > (But I assume that the Promotor can do that practically effortlessly,
> > and it wouldn't actually help the Rulekeepor at all.)
>
> As Promotor, it's my policy not to reformat proposals because (a) it
> historically hasn't typically been done, (b) the Rulekeepor needs to
> do it anyway, and (c) I'm lazy. But I can change that if desired.
While whitespace is inconsequential in rules, indentation etc. is often
used to differentiate between instructions and steps and separate rules
changes. Changing the indentation runs the risk of changing the clarity
or ambiguity which might have R105 implementation impacts, so arguably
a reformatted proposal - in certain, limited situations - isn't the same
proposal.
I also tend to vote against badly-formatted proposals just on the grounds
of "if the proposer can't bother, why should the officers or voters?"
-G.
