Don deJuan wrote:
There were objections! You consider them not sufficient to leads to this result. Everything that needed to be said has been said. After the voters have made up their minds.
Objections were raised and then countered with arguments. If anyone felt that the objections were still valid after that then they should have replied with their reasons. That is the point of the discussion period: to discuss the issues and reconsider them in the light of the evolving conversation. It gives the candidate the chance to respond and adapt as well. If anyone felt that my reply to Dave failed to address the issues then they should have stated why. No one did. David Benfell wrote:
I don't know what voting mechanism is used. I was guessing--without looking--that trusted users were indicating their votes by email, hardly an anonymous process. If that's the case, then asking the reason for a particular vote may seem legitimate.
If, however, the votes are anonymous, asking reasons can actually serve to compromise that anonymity, since voters may unwittingly or unwillingly compromise themselves with an open-ended response.
The voting process is anonymous via a dedicated AUR voting interface. We can see who voted when the vote ends but not how. We can however see a running tally throughout the voting period. Yes, the discussion period does remove some anonymity from the vote, but there should be some accountability. This isn't the same thing as voting for a political party where the choice is often arbitrarily based on a myriad of subjective personal values that sometimes defy logic. The vote should be focused on an objective evaluation of the candidate and it should be possible to come to some general consensus through discussion. And as I said before, if there is an objection then I consider it an obligation to state it because by not doing so others may remain unaware of a real issue and unknowing vote for an inappropriate candidate. I think I have said all that I have to say on this issue. I remain disappointed by how this played out and I am not alone. Regards, Xyne