Re: [RFC] "Abstain" voting option for RFCs

From: Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:39:49 +0000
Subject: Re: [RFC] "Abstain" voting option for RFCs
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2025年7月28日(月) 23:31 Larry Garfield <larry@garfieldtech.com>:
>
> On Mon, Jul 28, 2025, at 3:38 AM, Ken Guest wrote:
> > People can just abstain by not voting anyway - I really don't see what
> > adding this would give us.
>
> There are a couple of recent RFCs, including some in voting now, where I don't know enough
> about the subject to have an opinion, but I do want to be able to give the author the respect of
> having read it and acknowledged it.  It also signals that I am paying attention and engaging, even
> if I don't have any particular input on this particular RFC.
>
> So even without getting into quorum or "use it or lose it" policies, I would still
> find Abstain useful.  Maybe not critical, but useful.  And getting it in place, and people used to
> it, could simplify future steps of using Abstain for those or other things.
>
> --Larry Garfield


Hi

I was suspicious that "Abstain" would not reflect a small number of opinions.
Because in Unicode's CJK position, it tends to be a small number of people.
However, I agree if you are just as Larry said, respecting the author
of the RFC.

Regards
Yuya

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