[conlang_learners] Now or in September?

[Padraic Brown]

--- On Sun, 7/12/09, James Montgomery <dreamripple at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I don't see why not, but don't know what the others think.

Some people may not want a public vote (for whatever reason). I think that a public vote *could* sway the more ambivalent voters to go along with the crowd -- if enough people (not a majority) are in favour of language X and their votes are on public view, other people might simply say "well, looks like language X is going to win anyway, and even though I'd rather have language Y, I'll go with language X just because 'every one else' is."

I would suggest a private vote for that reason alone, if for no other reason. I don't think the group is large enough to bother with voting applications and all that. IBM. Just pick someone who is willing to accept the votes, reply to the voters to let them know that their vote has been received, count the votes and let the group know the results. I'd be willing to do that. If there's any question of "quis custodiet", then perhaps all votes should be CCed to Jim or some other person who can serve as a second counter. If the two counters agree on the winning language, then all's swell and let the games begin.

Padraic

> James
> 
> --- On Sat, 7/11/09, Daniel Brockman <dbrockman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Daniel Brockman <dbrockman at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [conlang_learners] Now or in September?
> > To: conlang_learners at conlang.org
> > Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009, 10:58 PM
> > Can't we just vote openly on-list
> > with simple e-mail messages?
> > 
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