Re: [gentoo-project] rfc: council members and appeals

[R0b0t1 <r030t1@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 11:53 PM, Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> wrote:
> For the record: we currently count 3 QA members in the Council. Given
> their abstention, that means that for any motion to pass, all remaining
> Council members would have to vote 'yes'. If we had one more QA member,
> all motions would automatically be rejected by abstention.
>
> However, I would personally lean towards changing the voting model to be
> less silly and make abstention really distinct from 'no'.
>

If the consequences of waiting are so onerous as to require an
immediate decision on the matter, people are going to choose action
anyway, regardless of any rules. If an issue does not require
immediate attention, any action may as well wait until everyone has
read and understood the matter.

In the US, there are circumstances where the sergeant at arms of the
Senate can use all executive forces available to make senators show
up. That this is possible should show something important: abstention
means neither yes nor no.

Cheers,
     R0b0t1