Re: [PEPr] Comment on QA::Core_Team_Vote

Hi Klaus: On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 01:56:15AM +0200, Klaus Guenther wrote: > > I am against -1 votes. -1 votes would be votes that are thrown away > (they would count toward the 7 votes you have, like always in PEAR). And > they could generate hard feelings, because they might be based on > personal grudges. While the grudge part is an unfortunate possibility, the hard feelings is the reason anonymity is needed. > You know, when you vote in a regular election, you can > merely select the candidate you want to give a +1, -1's aren't possible > (imagine a candidate in a national election losing with a negative > vote... :-P). Too bad we couldn't vote -1 for George Bush. See, there's the proof right there that we need -1 votes for individual candidates! :) > However, I do agree that there should be some safegard > against someone who has a really bad track record (or has demonstrated > that he lacks the skills). That's why we should vote on the individuals just like we vote on packages: +1, -1, 0. Thanks, --Dan -- T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y data intensive web and database programming http://www.AnalysisAndSolutions.com/ 4015 7th Ave #4, Brooklyn NY 11232 v: 718-854-0335 f: 718-854-0409