[GSBN] Nominations

[Bill Christensen]

At 9:09 PM -0700 8/29/10, martin hammer wrote:
>Dear all,
>
>Last Sunday a nomination was made and was accepted in less than 30 
>minutes by Bill without a second.  This is the first time to my 
>knowledge that a nomination has been accepted without a second. 
> I've communicated with Bill off-list, and I understand from him 
>that nominations historically had all been approved (with one 
>exception) and that approvals had become just a matter of course. 
> His next few days were going to be very busy, so he made the 
>decision to approve it without a second.  (Bill correct me if I'm 
>wrong on any of this.)

All the above is correct. 

>
>My own opinion is that we should maintain the protocol of requiring 
>seconds, but if the group thinks otherwise, then the will of the 
>group should govern.  But I do think this should be settled as a 
>group, and it seems to me we need to choose one of the following:
>
>Nominations require a second (as I believe they always have) (or did 
>they require a third in earlier years?)
>They are automatically approved by virtue of nomination by someone 
>on this list.
>The list host (to date Bill) makes the decision to approve (with or 
>without a second)
>


I personally prefer to see the seconds/thirds/me-toos be done 
OFFLIST, unless someone has reservations.  In that case it should be 
brought up for discussion with the whole group.

I definitely do NOT want to be the sole decision maker.

How about this... If a nomination is made and I don't hear any yeas 
or nays withing x days, we can assume that the list member who made 
the nomination has the best interest of the group at heart and take 
it as a "no contest" approval.   How many days should that be?