I definitely thing that 1 week is a great amount of time to look at a proposal, discuss, and vote. +1
Yep. On further reflection, this is more reasonable than #16. +1
@flamsmark and @asweigart -- any thoughts?
Seems legit. Can we talk about this on Weds and come up with very precise language to avoid any confusion?
When does the discussion period start? Does it require meeting in person? Does it require meeting in person at a board meeting? If a proposal is changed, even a little, does it require an entire new week? If someone changes a proposal, can there still be a vote on the original wording?
@flamsmark Yes.
@asweigart My answers:
1) As soon as the GitHub proposal or discussion is posted. If a proposal comes up at a meeting, it should be written down on GitHub right away.
2) I didn't write that it would require meeting in person, so, no.
3) No, for the same reason as 2).
4) Maybe. I'm inclined to say yes. Let's talk about that at the meeting.
5) Let's say yes. Because: if a new proposal is begun due to a change in the original proposal, the original should be Closed. This begs the question of who should be the arbiter of when a Proposal should be Closed, because there may be those in favor of the wording of Proposal A who would not vote for Proposal B.
_sigh_
Keep in mind, I only proposed this item due to the board's heretofore unimaginable behavior a few weeks ago. I really don't want to have to policy-ify stuff like this, and I find it rather painful. It feels like it's going to become very convoluted, but as much as I would like to drop this, I can't.
No single proposal can be decided upon (i.e. voted upon and closed) until it has been given at least 1 week for all board members to be able to read, consider, and discuss prior to the vote.
Clarifications:
- If all board members have already voted, and all explicitly assent to closing an issue, the mandatory discussion period may be shortened arbitrary. (Vote plus assent can be given in the same comment.)
- Without explicit assent, the 1-week discussion period protects the right of any board member to change her/his vote within that time frame.