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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: [RFC] Abolish 50%+1 Votes
From: rowan.collins@gmail.com (Rowan Collins)

On 17/11/2016 18:03, Joe Watkins wrote:
> Afternoon Chrisoph,
>
> The minimum number of votes is going to be the subject of another RFC,
> let's leave that aside for now.

I'm not sure splitting this into lots of micro-decisions is wise: why 
not discuss a general reform of the voting system, and have a single RFC 
which can then document the agreed system, and supersede 
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/voting?

This could then include:

1) Clarifying who exactly can vote; the current definition is very 
vague, and allows for wildly differing numbers of votes, making the next 
two points much harder.
2) Should there be a "quorum" (minimum number of votes) required for a 
vote to be passed?
3) What should be the minimum proportion of votes required for a 
resolution to pass, given the decisions made under 1 and 2.

These issues are all interconnected - if you have a large voter base, 
and a large quorum, then the difference between 50% and 66% is much higher.

Regards,
-- 
Rowan Collins
[IMSoP]