We (FamiLAB) created a member-only RFC forum - this allows members time to learn, research, think, provide arguments, etc. without the pressure of "vote on the spot" which was easily dominated by those who could be there on meeting night and then out talk others (I'm guilty of this). Often, individuals are encouraged to "just do it", and it rarely turns into a trollfest - but it does happen.<div>
<br></div><div>Putting a deadline for feedback also helps bring things to a close. </div><div><br></div><div>The forum concept is also self-documenting, and several times I've just pointed people back to an old RFC so they can quickly understand the last time it came up which was often prior to them joining the group.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 7:58 AM, Bill French <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:william.french@gmail.com" target="_blank">william.french@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Greetings from heavily armed and definition crazed America.<div><br></div><div>How are you all defining quorum for your spaces? I'd love to hear any backstory.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Since decision making seems to be kryptonite for hacker types, we're thinking of something along the lines of "whoever the fuck decides to show up for decision night".</div>
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