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Input from Kris Kowal
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This should last at least a few days, or however long necessary to flesh out any dissenting opinions. People start weighing in with their votes. | This should last at least a few days, or however long necessary to flesh out any dissenting opinions. People start weighing in with their votes. | ||
If you have an opinion, share it now. If you don't care one way or the other, then stay out of it. | |||
=== Silence is not consent. === | |||
''Some'' discussion must occur for the idea to progress to "official accepted" status. If someone suggests something, and no one responds, then the idea remains open indefinitely. | |||
If you suggest something, and no one else speaks up in favor of it, that doesn't mean it's a bad idea. However, this is probably something that you should just put in your own application, and it most likely does not belong in the CommonJS specification. This bit of inertia prevents us from building specifications no one wants. | |||
The flip side of this: if someone suggests something, and you think it's a good idea, ''Speak up!'' | |||
=== Unanimity is Suspect === | |||
There may be cases when everyone involved in the discussion is in favor of the proposal. This probably means that someone's voice isn't being heard. | |||
In the case of a completely one-sided discussion, make some effort to figure out who might be against it, and try to ping them directly, or at least wait until they weigh in on it before considering the issue closed. It could be that they didn't feel strongly in the first place, or that they've been swayed by the arguments from the other side. But there was probably a reason for their initial resistance, and it should be heard. | |||
== State 3: "Decided" == | == State 3: "Decided" == | ||