Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-incubator-rave-commits-archive@minotaur.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-rave-commits-archive@minotaur.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 835231C82 for ; Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:04:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 7230 invoked by uid 500); 22 Apr 2011 21:04:16 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-rave-commits-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 7201 invoked by uid 500); 22 Apr 2011 21:04:16 -0000 Mailing-List: contact rave-commits-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: rave-dev@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list rave-commits@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 7194 invoked by uid 99); 22 Apr 2011 21:04:16 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:04:16 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2000.0 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received: from [140.211.11.4] (HELO eris.apache.org) (140.211.11.4) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:04:13 +0000 Received: by eris.apache.org (Postfix, from userid 65534) id 526F123889EA; Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:03:52 +0000 (UTC) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: svn commit: r788658 - /websites/staging/rave/trunk/content/rave/docs/governance/consensusBuilding.html Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:03:52 -0000 To: rave-commits@incubator.apache.org From: buildbot@apache.org X-Mailer: svnmailer-1.0.8 Message-Id: <20110422210352.526F123889EA@eris.apache.org> X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Author: buildbot Date: Fri Apr 22 21:03:51 2011 New Revision: 788658 Log: Staging update by buildbot Added: websites/staging/rave/trunk/content/rave/docs/governance/consensusBuilding.html Added: websites/staging/rave/trunk/content/rave/docs/governance/consensusBuilding.html ============================================================================== --- websites/staging/rave/trunk/content/rave/docs/governance/consensusBuilding.html (added) +++ websites/staging/rave/trunk/content/rave/docs/governance/consensusBuilding.html Fri Apr 22 21:03:51 2011 @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ + + + + + + + Consensus Building + + + + + + + + +
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In some cases there is no obvious path to take, or you might be a new community, +or a new member of an existing community. In these cases people will often +need to build consensus by making proposals and eliciting responses.

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We want to avoid unnecessary discussion and the creation of significant +amounts of unnecessary mail that everyone in the community needs to read. +That is not to say that we want to avoid constructive discussion. This is +the lifeblood of a successful project. However, many ASF projects adopt a +shorthand notation for showing support, or otherwise, for a proposal.

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Expressing support (or otherwise)

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The notation used is "+1", "-1" and "0". It's also common to see "+0" and "-0".

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So, what do these notations mean?

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  • +1 means "I agree with this and will help make it happen"
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  • +0 means "I agree with this but probably won't make it happen, so my +opinion is not that important"
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  • -0 means "I don't agree with this, but I'm offering no alternative so +my opinion is not that important"
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  • -1 means "I don't agree and I am offering an alternative that I am able +to help implement"
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Many people will use fractions to indicate the strength of their feelings, + e.g. "+0.5". Some will even indicate this is a "no brainer" with something +like "+1000".

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The important thing is that this is not an exact science. It's just a shorthand +way of communicating strength of feeling.

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Consensus Building is Not Voting

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The confusing thing about this notation is that it is the same notation +used in a formal vote. Knowing when something is a vote and when it is a +preference is important. It's easy to tell though, if the subject does not have +"[Vote]" at the start then it's just an opinion. We try not to call votes, +consensus building is much more inclusive.

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The reasons for this notation being common is +that when someone wants to summarise a discussion thread they can mentally +add up the strength of feeling of the community and decide if there is consensus +or not.

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Once there is a clear consensus members of the community can proceed with +the work under the lazy consensus model.

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