[Tagging] Clarify explicit abstention when voting on a proposal

[European Water Project]

Hi Martin,

According to wikipedia

"Abstentions do not *count* in tallying the *vote* negatively or
positively; when members *abstain*, they are in effect attending only to
contribute to a quorum. "

Do you think abstention should be equivalent to a no vote for the final
tally ?

Best regards,

Stuart

On Fri, 14 Feb 2020 at 10:30, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Am Do., 13. Feb. 2020 um 08:37 Uhr schrieb European Water Project <
> europeanwaterproject at gmail.com>:
>
>> An opinion from an OSM neophyte
>>
>> Abstain should mean just that .. either no vote .. or a blank vote..
>>
>
>
> which is a great difference according to how we count. We used to count it
> as "blank vote"  (i.e. not explicitly in favor), while seing it as no vote
> would mean it wouldn't be counted (as participation in voting).
>
> if you do not want to "vote", simply do not vote / do not fill in the
> voting template. You can still comment on the proposal, even on the single
> votes, and reply to comments by others.
>
>
> Cheers
> Martin
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