Re: votes by email

On 22-05-13 19:10, Sandro Hawke wrote:
> On 05/22/2013 12:56 PM, Ivan Herman wrote:
>>
>> a Working Group is perfectly entitled to conduct a formal vote by
>> email. In view of our time pressure, maybe this is one of those cases
>> when we should not use telco time; indeed, I think all arguments pro
>> and con have been already said and we should just close the issue in
>> one way or other.
>>
>> Doing it this way (or not) is of course the chairs' decision.
>
> IMHO the key point here is that everyone who is participating in the WG
> has a chance to participate in the decision.  That requires clear
> expectations.   It seems to me some people don't read every email,
> counting on the fact that decisions are made at meetings.  Other people
> don't come to meetings, counting on reading the agenda and/or
> minutes.     But we could set up new expectation and practices.
>
> Perhaps subject line starting "RDF-WG CONSENSUS CHECK" and always giving
> them 7x24 hours.

I was tied up tonight, but will send a message to this effect tomorrow. 
We can then record the decision at the next telecon (which is a bit less 
than 7x24, but should be ok).

Guus



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Received on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 22:46:01 UTC