Voting on PHP features

Hi guys,

I think it could be a nice little improvement to add an extra form field
(160
chars max), that would let users quickly comment on why they voted "yes"
or "no".

It would help having a better sense of what's going on and* to understand
why this proposed feature is a good language design or not, without having
to review countless messages on the mailing list.*

I'm pretty sure that's the purpose of the discussion stage is before a
feature is put to a vote. The purpose of the vote should be pure and
simple. Yay or Nay.

My two cents,

Sébastien

Unfortunately my experience with that process has been that many people
will vote who had no part in the discussion.

I don't see a point repeating points of discussion when being in
agreement with people who already stated their opinion, or being
persuaded by arguments given.

I suppose the majority of voters will read the discussion, not
necessarily actively participate. At least that would be sensible, right? :)

Greetings,
Florian

I practically never participate in discussions, but I always read them before voting. As you say, it's just common sense.

-- Gwynne Raskind