Re: Discussion: Possible GR: Enhance requirements for General Resolutions

2009-01-01 Thread Don Armstrong
On Tue, 30 Dec 2008, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 04:18:02PM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote: > > 1: I'd be happier, though, if those proposing and seconding options > > would be more careful about the effects that their options may have, > > and be more vigilant about withdrawing op

Re: Discussion: Possible GR: Enhance requirements for General Resolutions

2009-01-01 Thread Ben Finney
Adeodato Simó writes: > * Ben Finney [Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:17:28 +1100]: > > > > You should not write options you are not going to rank first, > > > because the people who do care about that option winning should > > > get to decide what's the wording that reflects their complete > > > opinion an

Re: Discussion: Possible GR: Enhance requirements for General Resolutions

2009-01-01 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Ben Finney [Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:17:28 +1100]: > > You should not write options you are not going to rank first, > > because the people who do care about that option winning should get > > to decide what's the wording that reflects their complete opinion > > and concerns. > The people who do car

Re: Discussion: Possible GR: Enhance requirements for General Resolutions

2009-01-01 Thread Ben Finney
Adeodato Simó writes: > * Ben Finney [Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:43:44 +1100]: > > > Don Armstrong writes: > > > > You should not be proposing or seconding an option that you > > > don't plan on ranking first. (Don has, after subsequent argument, modified this to “… that you don't plan on ranking ab

Re: Discussion: Possible GR: Enhance requirements for General Resolutions

2009-01-01 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Ben Finney [Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:43:44 +1100]: > Don Armstrong writes: > > You should not be proposing or seconding an option that you don't > > plan on ranking first. > This seems quite wrong. Why should one not carefully and precisely > phrase and propose an option that one does *not* agree