[aur-general] voting period: Brad Fanella

[Loui Chang]

On Sun 05 Sep 2010 10:20 +0000, Xyne wrote:
> Loui Chang wrote:
> > I had thought this at one point, but they actually don't amount to the
> > same thing. An abstain vote counts for quorum but it doesn't count
> > against the majority. As long as quorum is met a proposal could pass
> > with one yes vote, and all the rest abstains, but it could not pass with
> > one yes vote and all the rest no votes.
> 
> Should a single "yes" vote really be enough to make someone a "trusted" user?

If no one else cares to voice an opinion, then yes.

> I understand the logic of the system but I think I would have opted for a
> system based on a threshold of confidence. Of course, you could argue that
> having the confidence of a single TU is enough.