[OSM-talk] Abandon voting (was Wiki: chriscf vandalism)

Jonathan Bennett openstreetmap at jonno.cix.co.uk
Sat Jan 31 13:15:36 GMT 2009


Nop wrote:
> So a good vote needs a better system and considerably more attention. 
> But just because people have not been paying attention when asked to 
> contribute does not give them the right to overrule those who did.
>   
A good system for reaching consensus is based on discussion, not mere 
voting. Anyone who thinks that voting produces better results than not 
voting should read:

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_vote_on_everything

Jono (who's off to vote against Smoothness).




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