What kind of threshold should a vote have to pass before being implemented? Do we really want to be making changes based on a vote that only got one “Aye”? Ten Ayes? Over 50% of the user base?

What kind of vote engagement can we reasonably expect to achieve? Is it actually likely that 50% of the user base will engage with any particular vote? Are there any useful presidents out there?

Who should be responsible for counting the votes when they’re over? Perhaps the OP tallies the votes and edits the post?

Is there an easy test the mods can apply to a tallied vote to allow them to check whether it’s passed? Something that is not open to interpretation and results in a clear directive to make a change?

I’m also kind of testing out this discussion format as a way of generating things to vote on i.e DISCUSSION > POLL > VOTE seems to make sense.

We’ll see :)

  • nonfuinoncuro@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Some people want a secret ballot. Shitbags deserve a vote too 🤷🏻‍♂️

    It’s not perfect, but like you said, it’s simple enough, and IMHO it’s better than our current system

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      1 year ago

      Whole problem with that system is that people is up to restrict other instances from voting and that’s when it stops working at all.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah I detailed that issue too. If we do indeed want to restrict voting to users of this instance, the fact that anyone in the fediverse can up/downvote on a comment makes it a non-starter without some additional way to filter the vote to only the users here.