[Cz-editcouncil] 30 hour minimum?

[Robert P. Tito]

All,

let the proponent ask for a certain urgency. The chair then can  
determine, OK, longer-shorter.
Rob
On 6-May, 2007, 1:56, at 1:56:06 , David Shapinsky wrote:

> Makes some sense to me so long as we have provisions for making  
> decisions in
> a shorter time-frame if necessary.  Perhaps a range -- minimum and  
> maximum
> -- with the chair given the option to determine the urgency?
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Robert
> P. Tito
> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 5:27 PM
> To: The Citizendium Editorial Council
> Subject: Re: [Cz-editcouncil] 30 hour minimum?
>
> All,
>
> In that case the more logical time period to choose would then be
> either 48 or 60 hours - allowing for a possible hiatus in log on
> time. Where the more logical time would be 2 days and allowing for
> the timezones 2.5 days, respectively 48 and 60 hours. In that way you
> always have a minimum of 1 day to lapse and 1 day to respond. time
> enough to do so. 24 hours might be a very (or too) short period
> actually and for many reasons not always practical.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rob
> On 5-May, 2007, 23:05, at 23:05:01 , David Goodman wrote:
>
>> That's me. I suggested it because it fits normal patterns for people
>> with other responsibilities. One day I may work on Citizendium
>> starting at 6 PM, the next day at 9. If something was proposed at  
>> 7 PM
>> the first day I'd never see it.
>> Being on the EC is a major responsibility, and we all should have
>> realized we'd need to connect every day or so, and spend a  
>> substantial
>> amount of time on it, but a literal 24 hrs is more suitable for
>> full-time CZ administrators, which most of us are not.  --
>> DavidGoodman
>>
>> On 5/5/07, Robert M Cutler <rmc at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>>> I am travelling and conventioneering for the next month and online
>>> only
>>> sporadically. Please do not take any non-participation as an
>>> indicator of
>>> disinterest.
>>>
>>> Robert Cutler
>>>
>>> On May 05, Larry Sanger wrote:
>>>> Could the person who suggested that we make the minimum time for
>>>> voting on
>>>> relatively insignificant motions 30 hours, instead of 24, please
>>>> contact me?
>>>> I forget who it was and I can't find the comment itself.  The
>>>> question I
>>>> want to ask is why 30 hours should be regarded as more fair than
>>>> 24 hours.
>>>> Since in any 24 hour period there is going to be an equal amount
>>>> of time of
>>>> activity around the globe...
>>>>
>>>> --Larry
>>>>
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>> -- 
>> David Goodman, Ph.D, M.L.S.
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