Forum:What system ARE we using for voting?

Forums - What system ARE we using for voting?

This page is waiting to be archived by an administrator. Please do not edit the contents of this page. The title says it all. Straw poll or discussion Votes It's hard to put a vote about voting in a voting article =P Use Straw Polls --Czech 08:32, February 20, 2012 (UTC) I was planning to make something similar to this in a week or so when I'm more active- I've been seeing the old format used more and more lately. Ok, reasons- It looks much cleaner. You can see straight away who's voting for what, and how many are on each side. It isn't a massive indecipherable wall of text, or in the rare cases where there is sectioning, it doesn't have a massive group of people bolding the word "support" in the support section, which is just plain stupid. It's easier- you see a clear consensus, you're done. Most importantly- we're all meant to be equal on the wiki, so why shouldn't our votes all count equally? Sure, stating why you're voting for what you are is good, and it may even convince people to vote with you, but at the end of the day, one vote should count as one vote. NightblazeSaber 11:16, February 20, 2012 (UTC) Use Discussion (with headings so it's easy to read) W e had the forum about it, and I believe this is the best way. - nxt Comments We may as well just use whatever suits the situations, which is always a mixture of the two. Using a mixture of the structure of straw polls but having discussions and detailed reasons makes it easier to see what the community wants. (Unlike just big discussions which are a nightmare to follow, and polls on their own which can become like BoTM (aka, hey random person vote me!) - CJC 08:52, February 20, 2012 (UTC) And don't even think of changing the voting format- the "new" system of voting was put through using that system, if we're doing a vote to put it back, it's only fair to use the old system :) NightblazeSaber 11:16, February 20, 2012 (UTC) I agree with CJC that it depends what suits the situation. Things like this would need a straw poll I think. There may be some forums were idea that a person wants help with an idea then want implemented, which should be discussed. --Berrybrick (Talk) 15:45, February 20, 2012 (UTC) Can someone try and find the old forum to link to it? It tried, but failed. Can anyone remember the title? - nxt link NightblazeSaber 21:18, February 20, 2012 (UTC) I forgot to put a reason on my vote,.. Really it's cleaner and not a mass debate, Just answers.