On 04/06/06, Mark Gallagher <m.g.gallagher(a)student.canberra.edu.au> wrote:
G'day Peter A,
What if the admins all voted one way and then
dismissed the result
because supposedly it was non-consensus? (as in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:May_Userbox_policy_poll )
Well ...
There were at least two admins who approved of the proposed policy (Grue
and Fred Bauder). So "What if the admins all voted one way" is untrue.
The result wasn't dismissed by admins. The poll simply didn't say the
things that certain proponents like to believe it said. Compare with
the history of other policy created By Popular Demand, such as 3RR. So
"then dismissed the result" is untrue.
Neither side of the poll achieved consensus. Please consult your
favourite dictionary for evidence as to why "because supposedly it was
non-consensus" is untrue.
In short, there is not a single thing in your email that's actually
true. You will need to hold yourself to a higher standard of research
in future, so that you don't look either clueless or disingenuous.
Wow, there was only one thing in my email, and its not true
supposedly. You make it sound like I made more than one point. The
poll itself was created by popular demand. Obviously that criterion
only has meaning when it is created with popular demand of admins. The
poll came very close to consensus in many views. Of course, with two
admins going for it then it is a horrible generalisation, I am so
sorry about that.
Userbox policies will never actually gain consensus. In the end Jimbo
will actually enforce his stated view, but the example isn't as bad as
you make it out to be.
Peter Ansell