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Re: suggestion for a new tool

Hi,
>>"Dan" == Dan Stromberg <strombrg@hydra.acs.uci.edu> writes:

Dan> Voting, preceeded by a period of discussion, can be very
Dan> effective for tech decisions.  Votes cast by uninformed persons
Dan> tend to randomize the results, however.

	I think that with a reasonable group of people it should be
 unnecessary. Need for a vote means that either the issue  is being
 rushed, or we have childish maintainers ;-), in which case we are in
 a great deal of trouble. 

	Consensus building has lead, in the past, to more thoughtful,
 and IMHO better, solutions, and very rarely would a deadlock break be
 required (I think that our explosive growth in the recent past has
 been detrimental to this process, but then, quality does fall when
 one expands). 

	I would hope that we would make an effort to return to our
 roots and try to build consensus on issues, rather than ``punting''
 and _voting_ on the issues.

	I also wosh the process of consensus building were less
 acrimonious, but that is probably too much to ask for (and I have
 been as guilty of violations as any).

	manoj

-- 
 "Assuming that either the left wing or the right wing gained control
 of the country, it would probably fly around in circles" Pat Paulsen
Manoj Srivastava               <url:mailto:srivasta@acm.org>
Mobile, Alabama USA            <url:http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/>