[wplug-plan] Electronic voting

[Justin at js-wordsmith.com]

Neither. I'm waiting to hear from the other members first. If nobody is interested or someone has a better alternative, then it would be wasteful to pursue Loomio any farther.

We shouldn't need to enroll in their beta if the source code is publicly available.

Justin Smith
Electronic Communication Specialist
724-612-2837
http://www.js-wordsmith.com



>---- Original Message ----
>From: John Lewis <oflameo2 at gmail.com>
>To: wplug-plan at wplug.org
>Sent: Sat, Dec 8, 2012, 6:13 PM
>Subject: Re: [wplug-plan] Electronic voting
&gt;
>On 12/08/2012 07:01 PM, Justin at js-wordsmith.com wrote:
>> During today's InstallFest, Pat and I talked about Loomio
>> (http://www.loomio.org), a free software platform used for decision-making.
>> We could use to hold votes in WPLUG electronically. Many of us agree that
>> accepting membership dues electronically would be convenient; wouldn't
>> being able to vote with a single click be just as nice?
>>
>> Vance was very helpful in explaining the history behind why we vote the way
>> we do. Rather than attempt an imperfect recollection of exactly what he
>> said, I'll let him speak for himself if he'd care to do so.
>>
>> Loomio doesn't necessarily have to replace voting at general user meetings.
>> Let's say we allow our members to vote on an important proposal over a
>> certain period of time. If the final day to vote coincides with a GUM,
>> people would still have an opportunity to discuss the proposal in person
>> (and change their vote if necessary). Less important proposals could be
>> decided over Loomio exclusively. In doing so, we'd make the most efficient
>> use of our time at meetings by only bringing up the most important matters.
>>
>>
>> In any event, I'm just throwing out ideas here. How do you feel about the
>> prospect of voting electronically?
>>
>> Justin Smith
>> Electronic Communication Specialist
>> 724-612-2837
>> http://www.js-wordsmith.com
&gt;
>So did you git clone a copy of the source code or sign up for the beta?
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