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forum split

Should progressives and non-progressives have separate forums?

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DarylFawcett

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That is why I think we need to have some POLL rules for these type of POLLS that will affect us all so dramatically. The fact that we don't is an oversight, which I hope we by an eventual POLL VOTE will rectify.
 
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We also had one very recent POLL already that said we didn't want to split.

All of a sudden Woob decides to have another one.

If this one passes, then why couldn't I start yet another one? In other words, POLLS like these shouldn't be started at the whim of any of us without some rules and guidelines in place.
 
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We also had one very recent POLL already that said we didn't want to split.

All of a sudden Woob decides to have another one.

If this one passes, then why couldn't I start yet another one? In other words, POLLS like these shouldn't be started at the whim of any of us without some rules and guidelines in place.

The bottom line is that you must honor the outcome of the vote. If it weighed in your favor to keep things as they are, and all of a sudden the Traditionals said we shouldn't count the poll, I don't think you would agree with them. You need to be honest about this, Daryl.

The best you can do when it is over is get the approval from all of the people that voted for a split to keep things as they are. If they are not willing to do this, then the forum will split.
 
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It isn't me that will need to honour it, as Longhair said, it will be up to the Admin people to decide if such a slim majority warrants it, especially when the POLL was created in the heat of topics, posts, stc.
 
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It isn't me that will need to honour it, as Longhair said, it will be up to the Admin people to decide if such a slim majority warrants it, especially when the POLL was created in the heat of topics, posts, stc.

From what I know, Erwin already gave his approval.
 
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Erwin's approval, if that is correct, may be on condition of a clear majority, not on a slim majority.

I don't think such conditions have been made for this vote. So to be fair he would have to go with the winning vote.

But right now there is another matter that needs to be addressed. And until it is resolved my vote in this poll will not count, as I am now removing it (by word of mouth).
 
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In other words, you now see what I was saying all along--There is no sense voting to split when the standard of who goes where is not clear.

You are voting on something that is not spelled out.

Oh, it's spelled out. The problem is that it isn't fair, nor is it logically consistent with what most Traditional SDAs believe.
 
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just marking that, at this time 17:34 hrs (cdt us) on 08/27/07, the vote cast by Friend Woobadooba has been renounced. the poll stands at a tie at this time, and as the original poster, he has asked via PM that I close this poll as null and void
 
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