Should we consider Ranked Choice voting for SC elections?
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Speaking for myself: Summary I propose changing our Steering Council election process from simple approval voting to a ranked choice system to better capture voter preferences and provide more meaningful feedback to candidates. I want your input to know if this is worth pursuing. Background Our PEP-13 voting method has remained unchanged since late 2019. While functional, the simple approval voting system has limitations we should address. Current Limitations No Preference Expression: Voter...

Original comment:

I don’t know much about voting systems, but I know someone who does. Unfortunately he’s currently banned. Maybe we can wait until his 3-month ban expires and ask him for advice?

Previous discussion

  • lysdexic@programming.devEnglish
    132·
    3 months ago

    Boy, does that group sound like the ultimate bunch of social climbers trying to make a living out of someone else’s work.

    • TheHarpyEagle@lemmy.world
      111·
      3 months ago

      I think that’s a little too simplistic. I definitely agree that “we can’t show you the evidence of why we made this decision but trust us” isn’t going to instill confidence in the community, but it’s not like the steering council is some unrelated board of executives. They’re all core developers, theoretically chosen for their dedication and contributions to Python as a whole, and it seems their granted power has made them anxious about showing favoritism among the most seasoned at the expense of upholding the community guidelines that keep the Python community a positive and welcoming place.

      I think a flawed decision was made, or at least the way it was presented was flawed, and that should be considered for the next election. Maybe the council does need to be totally overhauled, that’s a valid position. But this is their work, too, and imply they have no skin in the game is disingenuous.

    • moormaan
      7·
      3 months ago

      Interesting perspective. It implies that:

      1. The value of their policy work is significantly below the technical community’s contributions value
      2. There is perceived status to be gained by climbing this particular social ladder.

      I neither agree or disagree fully, but I believe there is value in good governance of large and diverse projects.

      Whether their governance is good is what this whole kerfuffle is all about.

      • BB_C@programming.dev
        23·
        3 months ago

        It implies that the value of their policy work is significantly below…

        It’s always safe to assume that value to be negative unless proven otherwise actually.