[Theforum] Re: voting

[Hugh Blair]

> -----Original Message-----
> Behalf Of isaac
> > What really concerns me is the number of people who don't vote at all. At
> > this time, theforum has 69 members (
> > http://lists.evolt.org/mailman/roster/theforum ). If you look at the email
> > addresses, you immediately recognise some of them. There are others,
> > however, who have never come out of lurk mode.

</lurkmode>

> > What do we do for this problem? Something drastic like taking away a
> > person's voting right if he or she hasn't voted (unless he or she
> > explicitly abstained) even once in the last three votes on theforum? Or
> > something else? If theforum is "your chance to guide the community you
> > love", people should be doing some guiding, damn it. ;)

I joined and read theforum because:
  1 - I want to know where evolt.org is going. Sometimes it's like being
      a guest at a board meeting.
  2 - If I feel qualified and the subject is something I think will impact
      my evolt.org experience or how others see/experience evolt.org, I will
      voice my opinion.  When time allows.

> I really think, though, that private emails to registered voters (with a
> link to a voting application that makes their vote as easy as a click, or
> just a reply) would do something to encouraging people to have their
> say/vote.

+1

> -----Original Message-----
> Behalf Of Miriam
> I follow the discussions but if I don't have an opinion or
> expertise on a given topic, I leave it to those more involved.

Well said.  +1

<lurkmode>
-Hugh