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 :)
There should absolutely be space for discussion, even and especially with stuff that seems “minor” or “obvious” to most. Humans can not trust themselves to be so objective.
An informed decision can only be made when all the information has been brought forward. Common sense.
Also, for more complex polls (like perhaps a decision on the voting procedere itself, there are tools available to do just that, choose among several options (because that’s what it’s going to be after a good discussion and idea gathering). One i know of is systemic consensing (Wikipedia). – edit: this comment has a similar but less nuanced thing on discussion, actually
More to discuss from the devil’s advocate: should all current polls be seen as invalid until the rules have been established? Because this discussion here is like establishing a constitution.