On 11/28/2013 7:34 AM, Ted Lemon wrote:
if the working group has consensus to vote, it's probably because
interested parties have some reason to believe the vote will go
their way.
...
So if the working group is willing to agree to a vote, and unwilling
to agree to a coin toss, that says something _very important_ about
the status of consensus in the working group.
No it doesn't. Or at least, not what you indicate, above, that it says.
The thinking you describe is possible, of course, but it's not
guaranteed. People's motives and expectations and logic can vary quite
a bit in a situation like this.
As merely one obvious example, people can simply be tired of the impasse
and eagerly seek progress and be willing to settle on any mechanism they
think will fairly break it -- even if it works against the outcome they
prefer.
Let's not confuse 'possible' with 'certain'.
d/
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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
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