{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/scala/slip/issues/29","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/scala/slip/issues/29/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/scala/slip/issues/29/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/scala/slip/issues/29/events","html_url":"https://github.com/scala/slip/issues/29","id":115558403,"number":29,"title":"Establish a fair survey mechanism for SLIPs?","user":{"login":"dickwall","id":56453,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/56453?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall","html_url":"https://github.com/dickwall","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":13,"created_at":"2015-11-06T18:12:31Z","updated_at":"2015-11-16T16:57:17Z","closed_at":"2015-11-16T16:57:16Z","body":"I think this might be some kind of maturity milestone or something, but the recent discussions on https://github.com/scala/slip/pull/28 make it clear that we are at some point going to need a clear indication of majority will. While (currently) 287 comments are very encouraging, they are almost impossible to draw an overall picture of where the majority stand on this question. Despite having some concerns over the use of surveys, I can see no better way to judge the majority stake in something like this, so with the note that we won't be rushing into something half baked, I would like to start gathering ideas on a suitable mechanism for surveying on issues where the overall favor is unclear, or listen to proposals for fair alternatives, on this issue thread.\r\n\r\nMy own thoughts, concerns, such as they are (I allow myself to have them on the subject of process, but not on Scala right now :-) ).\r\n\r\n* I am thinking (perhaps naively) that something based on github handles seems most sensible, since the rest of this process is all about the github already\r\n* I am concerned that we need good participation from as large a part of the Scala community as possible, and that means getting the word out even better than we do right now\r\n* Of course, the spectre of gaming the system is an issue. Thoughts on that? Self policing, watching out for developers registering multiple accounts? Can we reasonably do anything to try and keep it fair?\r\n* Pragmatically it should be quick and easy to tally up the scores\r\n\r\nThe survey would be to provide clarification of the standing of a particular issue in the larger community, it has yet to be decided how that will affect the overall decisions, although one would assume it would be factored in."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/scala/slip/issues/comments/157096544","html_url":"https://github.com/scala/slip/issues/29#issuecomment-157096544","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/scala/slip/issues/29","id":157096544,"user":{"login":"dickwall","id":56453,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/56453?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall","html_url":"https://github.com/dickwall","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/dickwall/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-11-16T16:57:16Z","updated_at":"2015-11-16T16:57:16Z","body":"It seems clear from this discussion that no one wants an answer as simple as a survey for this, no one is a proponent, so we are closing this.\r\n\r\nPossibly in time a voting circle based around module contributions to the core may be an option. Not ready for this yet.\r\n\r\nAt the time that this is considered, a new issue should be raised for that purpose."}}