Board Thread:Official Discussions/@comment-1824272-20140526112625/@comment-256004-20140528122649

Since I am a sysop, too, and my vote wouldn't count, anyway, I'll instead take time to comment that resorting to voting instead of trying to have a constructive discussion (or, as you prefer to call it, "another back-and-forth") on the topic of policy is irresponsible behavior on the part of us admins. We are supposed to come up with policies we can all stand behind and ask the active editors whether they can see themselves abiding by those rules. Instead, you are asking people to stop editing (which they are mainly here for) for a moment and carefully examine the pros and contras before casting their votes. Except when you ask for voting, you aren't really asking for deeper consideration of the decision's ramifications--just for casting a single, possibly not particularly informed, vote. How exactly will that help bring about a sustainable and enduring site-wide collaboration?