Definitely. Small, uncontroversial changes have never required an RFC.
Let's not add process just for the sake of process.

-Rasmus

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 3:47 AM, Rowan Collins <rowan.coll...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On 5 January 2018 at 10:38, Dan Ackroyd <dan...@basereality.com> wrote:
>
> > On 2 January 2018 at 13:55, Peter Cowburn <petercowb...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Why is this bypassing the RFC process?
> >
> > That's a very good question.
> >
> > Although I'm pretty sure an RFC for this would pass unanimously, stuff
> > should have to go through voting rather than relying on no-one
> > shouting loudly enough.
> >
>
>
> Just as a counter-point to this, I understand that many (Westminster
> style?) parliaments have mechanisms to skip uncontroversial votes by first
> requiring a show of hands or voices, and only "dividing the house" (making
> everyone get up and register their formal votes) if there is dissent.
>
> I think Anatol's intent here is similar: if anyone says "Nay", we can
> proceed with an RFC and vote; but if it's already unanimous, why spend the
> time, when we could be moving onto other business?
>
> Regards,
> --
> Rowan Collins
> [IMSoP]
>

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