[IBL] comments on mid-season ballot

[Noel Steere]

It also said to hold off discussion until ballots were final, which makes for a cart before the horse situation.

Our condo board does something similar ("Let's hear comments!", "Sorry, we can't put that up for a vote"), so I guess the logistics are well accepted.  In reality, discussion should happen earlier, when changes can be made.

I understand the need to make the trains run on time, so I guess we'll wait until next year for the proposal.

Noel

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> On Jul 26, 2014, at 10:30 AM, Sean Sweda <sweda at ibl.org> wrote:
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>> On Jul 26, 2014, at 4:25 AM, Noel Steere wrote:
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>> I'm afraid I don't understand this distinction regarding a "moving target".  If we vote to accept the current BF rules, there's no guarantee they'll ever be changed, so why not allow a clear improvement to be voted on simultaneously as well?
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> Because there are at least 2 dozen other people who could chime in with their own ideas about improving the ballot.  All it takes is a few people to propose contradictory modifications or for someone to propose a change after votes have already been cast and the whole process quickly turns into a giant mess.  The call for ballot proposals was sent almost a month ago and it clearly indicated there would be a proposal to switch to BF.  Additionally, the ballot was available in draft form for an entire week leading up to the voting period, during which multiple changes were made based on feedback.  We've passed the point in our process where modifications can be made.
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