Re: understanding consensus

[Bob Helfant <bhelfant@globecomm.net>]

Chris,

I think that there are a lot of people who like me, are not comfortable
giving their company views on a public list.  I suggest a secret ballot of
some osrt to see how each person on the list feels.

Bob Helfant
GlobeComm

At 09:33 AM 12/27/96 PST, Christopher Ambler wrote:
>Then that begs the question - if this is such a hot topic, where are
>all the posters? If this topic is such that only 10 people are making
>the vast majority of the posts, and there seems to be agreement
>amongst most of them on some points, wouldn't that suggest that
>most people, while interested, don't care?
>
>If the IAHC is getting comments from outside of this list - the list
>that THEY set up to discuss this issue - they should post it here so
>we can accurately gauge the opinions of those who care to give them.
>
>As to the rest, the lurkers, they are urged to speak up, but nobody
>can force them. If consensus is made by 20 people when only 20
>people care to speak, then so be it, no?
>
>--
>Christopher Ambler
>President, Image Online Design, Inc.
>