David Abrahams wrote:
christopher diggins <cdiggins@videotron.ca> writes:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel de Guzman" <joel@boost-consulting.com> To: <boost@lists.boost.org> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 11:31 AM Subject: [boost] Re: Logo Contest Current Tally
David Abrahams wrote:
One disadvantage of posting a preliminary tally is that it encourages people to try to influence public opinion. I just typed and erased something that hints at my preferences about three times. Make that four. Better press send now before I do something unethical.
I was afraid about this happening. I hinted on progressively posting the results in my preliminary heads-up message to the boost moderators list and no-one objected, so I thought I'd give transparency more weight. Perhaps I'm wrong. If you guys think that a continuous tally is not a good idea, I'm all ears.
People who have not yet voted are now more likely vote for the currently posted top candidates. I for one would have voted differently now than before, please remove the list.
Well, now Joel and Jeff Garland have both told me by private mail that there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with having a discussion about what's worth voting for, and I am basically convinced. I think certain aspects of the logo are more important than others and should be considered. But before I start blurting out any specifics, let's hear from the group. Is there any reason we shouldn't talk about how to choose? We do almost everything at boost by public consensus. Why not this time?
Exactly my point! Let's step back and think about it. What we are doing now (logo contest) is basically a continuation of what's already taking place here at boost since the very beginning: public consensus. It's just that I didn't want to overwhelm the list's traffic that I decided to open an email account for taking in votes. Anyway, as this seems controversial, I temporarily suspended the ongoing tally awaiting consensus on how best to proceed. Regards, -- Joel de Guzman http://www.boost-consulting.com http://spirit.sf.net