I am locking this topic, not to discourage the debate, but to make sure everyone watching this topic can see my last reply. I have started another topic (here) for those that wish to continue the debate.
The forum software upgrade for this weekend is being postponed, pending the resolution of this topic by the Charter members. Asking Chris to proceed and then making changes to access afterwards is not realistic given the limited time he has available.
This is being postponed to give the Charter Members time to approach this decision in a more structured manner. In general, the three options presented to charters and the percent of votes for each were:
1) Moderate restrictions (58%)
2) Minimal restrictions (34%)
3) No restrictions (8%)
In addition, a great deal of debate occurred in the Charter members forum. It has been recommended that we take another approach that allows more variety in the voting process.
We will be setting up a means for Charter members to vote on a list of separate decisions, this voting will begin once I can get the polls setup, and will run for a number of days (probably 2). The polls will open later this week, maybe the weekend, but we will give a couple days notice to Charter members so they can be prepared to vote. This will definitely be a charter member decision, and the results will be implemented per majority decision.
That said, anyone wishing to participate in the vote could pay their dues and vote :P (sorry, I couldn’t resist that one)
Thanks for all your input, I am sure it will make the charter members decision even more difficult :wacko
