Re: PEAR Group Regulations

Granted I am the last person who should be commenting about this but this statement: Each voting period lasts four days. Votes that haven't been cast by the end of the voting period default to "abstain". Would seem to me to be a problem. Why not simply not count members who don't vote? Also, do you take into account presence? What if people are on vacation? That could royally screw up your vote. Furthermore, how do you confirm the vote has been casted legally? Maybe each member should register a specific e-mail address and are only allowed to vote with that? Reason is, I know I use several e-mail addresses on PEAR mailing lists and the same may apply for voting members. And finally, you mention nothing about by proxy or other methods of voting which may be used and undesired. Hope maybe some of that helps. Cya. - Stan Pear Group wrote:

Hi, With Stig's announcement the PEAR Group was expected to first decide on how it should internally regulate itself. Attached you will find the result of our first coordination steps that constitute how votings and membership inside the Group will be handled. PEAR Group ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Voting When a vote is called, each member can vote "yes", "no" or "abstain". In the case of a tie, the issue is considered unresolved until a compromise can be reached and a positive re-vote is achieved. If more than half of the voting members choose to abstain, the vote is also considered unresolved. Outside of the Group, individual voting shall be anonymous. Published results would appear as:

    4 yes, 1 no, 1 abstention

Examples (for a 7 member group):

    7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain      Pass
    2 yes, 4 no, 1 abstain      Fail
    3 yes, 3 no, 1 abstain      Unresolved (Fail)
    2 yes, 1 no, 4 abstain      Unresolved (Fail)

Any member can call a vote, but it must be seconded by one other member before the vote can begin. The voting period will begin the following midnight (UTC). Each voting period lasts four days. Votes that haven't been cast by the end of the voting period default to "abstain". 2) Membership Membership is essentially for life. A member can resign whenever they like or can be voted out of the Group by a majority vote of the other members. Proposing a new member works the same way. The maximum size of the Group shall be limited to nine members to keep things manageable.