Discussion and Voting

Like most business issues, decision is preceeded by discussion and deliberation. When should a vote be called and who should call it? In an organization with no leaders, Blog Cooperatives will have to develop a set of rules that govern this process while allowing the business to make effective decisions.

Just an idea - a vote call could be triggered by a sign of 'saturation' of the discussion phase. When discussion subsides (parameters to be worked out), people should be ready for a vote.

If a vote is called there should be a "grace period" for anyone who has not joined in the discussion to read up on it and even ask additional questions. If in this phase, discussion flares up markedly, the vote should be further postponed until a time when discussion has once more become 'saturated' and people are ready to give their vote.

In the 1062.org system the discussion is ended when the appropriate number of members enter their "end discussion" notice. The number of members that trigger that event is determined by the members collectively. By the time the discussion has ended, a certain number of propositions would have been formally submitted.

All members have equal access to participate in each issue, so there is no need to delay the initial process due to late commers. However, provisions have been made to allow for surprises. If the members collectively determine that a decision on the issue is premature (for whatever reason), they have the option to either temporarily deregister from the issue or simply not vote on the issue. If there is an insufficient number of participating members (issue participant minimum) and/or an insufficient number of voting members (issue voter minimim), the issue will be returned to the discussion phase.

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