Requesting a SLOBs decision: Difference between revisions

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Once the board has agreed on making a decision on a particular issue, we need to define how such decision will be made. Some questions that would matter:

* should all decisions require the same level of agreement? Maybe changing the rules require a stronger agreement such as unanimity or a greater quorum?

Voting medium:

* voting medium: IRC, email~~, something else? If an async medium such as email is chosen, which is the time limit for voting? Some decisions will be urgent.~~

# IRC

# email

# wiki

* voting ~~system~~, ~~some~~ options~~, 1~~: unanimous consensus needed~~, 2:~~ unanimous nondissent needed (either consensus or abstain)~~, 3:~~ majority needed, no dissent (at least 4 yea, no nay)~~, 4:~~ simple voting (more yeas than nays).

Voting timeline:

# immediate in-meeting

## with absentees excluded (including this option for completeness)

## with absentees voting via email to the SLOBs list beforehand

## with absentees delegating/relaying vote to another SLOB who will be present

# voting window opens one week before meeting, closes in meeting

# voting window opens at meeting, closes one week after meeting

# substitute timeframes other than "one week" in above two options

Level of agreement:

Should all decisions require the same level of agreement? Maybe changing the rules require a stronger agreement such as unanimity or a greater quorum?

Voting system:

# unanimous consensus needed

# unanimous nondissent needed (either consensus or abstain)

# majority needed, no dissent (at least 4 yea, no nay)

# simple voting (more yeas than nays voting, period)

=== How a SLOBs decision is announced ===

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 Once the board has agreed on making a decision on a particular issue, we need to define how such decision will be made. Some questions that would matter:
-* should all decisions require the same level of agreement? Maybe changing the rules require a stronger agreement such as unanimity or a greater quorum?
+Voting medium:
-* voting medium: IRC, email, something else? If an async medium such as email is chosen, which is the time limit for voting? Some decisions will be urgent.
+# IRC
+# email
+# wiki
-* voting system, some options, 1: unanimous consensus needed, 2: unanimous nondissent needed (either consensus or abstain), 3: majority needed, no dissent (at least 4 yea, no nay), 4: simple voting (more yeas than nays).
+Voting timeline:
+# immediate in-meeting
+## with absentees excluded (including this option for completeness)
+## with absentees voting via email to the SLOBs list beforehand
+## with absentees delegating/relaying vote to another SLOB who will be present
+# voting window opens one week before meeting, closes in meeting
+# voting window opens at meeting, closes one week after meeting
+# substitute timeframes other than "one week" in above two options
+Level of agreement:
+Should all decisions require the same level of agreement? Maybe changing the rules require a stronger agreement such as unanimity or a greater quorum?
+Voting system:
+# unanimous consensus needed
+# unanimous nondissent needed (either consensus or abstain)
+# majority needed, no dissent (at least 4 yea, no nay)
+# simple voting (more yeas than nays voting, period)
 === How a SLOBs decision is announced ===