- From: timeless <timeless@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:22:33 -0500
- To: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>, public-council@w3.org
Most recent works :) For four additional, you'll need to define how a caller opts-out of a call and what it means -- I think it means ending a call for election. Change "smaller" to "most recent". For tied, the text needs to be clarified. On 11/27/12, Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org> wrote: > > On 27 Nov 2012, at 12:46 AM, timeless wrote: > >> Chair selection [1]. > > Timeless, great comments. I've fixed all the editorial suggestions. See > other notes below. > > Ian > >> >>> We assume group start >> >> s/group/groups/ >> >>> in a cooperative mode where no process is required. >> >>> After an election, any participant may call for staff intervention, >>> but no sooner than 60 days after the previous election ends. >> >> Ended ? - I think "previous" here may be hard to understand. Note that >> later I concluded that "last" may be appropriate. > > I say "most recent" now. > >> >>> Call for Election >>> START >>> A call for election to change a chair starts when: >>> A group is in the initial phase OR the previous call for election was >>> greater than 60 days after the end of the previous election. >> >> For some reason I'd suggest "last" instead of "previous". >> >>> At least five participants support the call for elections (They may >>> retract their support.) >> >> Is the caller included, excluded, irrelevant? (I think irrelevant, but >> then I'm not a fan of "support" as the word) > > Now says "four additional". > >> >> --- this doesn't specify the time allotted for a call for election. If >> the answer is that a call remains open indefinitely and that cast >> votes last until they're rescinded, then the process should note this. >> >>> Election >>> A "voting participant" is any participant in the group as of the date of >>> the call for the election. >> Any voting participant may run for Chair. >> >> The date of "call for election" is interesting - I could game this by >> leaving a call for election open from the beginning but before others >> join. This would freeze them out of the voting process. > > Now says: "as of the date of the call for the election, or 30 days prior to > the election, whichever is smaller." > Does that work for you? > >> >>> Votes can be changed until the election ends and a running total is >>> visible (leaves flexibility for groups to converge towards candidates >>> getting the most support if they choose to) >> >> Missing period (.) >> >>> If there is a tie, the Chair is selected by a random process (RFC 2777). >> >> Is the random process applied to the tied candidates or all candidates? > > Tied. > >> >> [1] http://www.w3.org/community/council/wiki/Chair_selection >> >> -- >> Sent from my mobile device >> >> > > -- > Ian Jacobs (ij@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs/ > Tel: +1 718 260 9447 > > -- Sent from my mobile device
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