Re: Yes to Publicity! Not to Anonimit! Was: Re: GNOME Foundation Annual Elections - proposal

[Aleksey Sanin <aleksey aleksey com>]

> It will make you think about it more - but will the result be good or bad?
> I don't know the answer to this question, and I don't belive you've
> adequately answered it either.
>  
Well, I do think that thinking more is a good thing :) I don't know the 
answer either but
we have a system in place already. Some people are saying that there is 
a new system
that works better thus let's switch to a new one. I am only trying to 
question the "works
better" part. I am not so sure about that and I would like to make 
descisions based on facts
instead of plain cliches "anonimity is good!".

> Whether the voter is known or not has no bearing on whether a vote is
> democratic or not. You keep talking about responsibility, but I don't think
> you've answered the question - what is this open responsibility useful for,
> in *our* case.
>  
I thought I made it clear but let's try again. I think that 
responsibility in "open" case makes
voter think about *how* they vote. If today you vote for someone and the 
only reason for you is
that s/he has a cute face on the photo then tomorrow someone might ask 
you "why you did vote
this way?" (remeber, everything is googled :) ) It might be your new 
employeer, your new wife or
your children (if they ever be interested in this old crap 20 years 
later). Would you use the reason
"s/he has a cute face" as an answer? May be not. Instead you'll make up 
something "s/he was
a very good candidate with a solid program..." :)

<joke>
Only anonymous voting allows Bugs Bunny to be elected the governor and I 
guess this would
happen soon in the state there I live now :)
</joke>

> (fwiw, I was not completely comfortable with the idea to begin with. But I
> don't think that you're enhancing the conversation by not backing up what
> this responsibility will be useful for.)
I am not sure I understand this. I felt that I did explain my position 
clear that open voting makes
voter think about his/her votes because everyone can see how s/he voted. 
This *is* the responsibility.
IMHO, it makes voting more brain based process which I see as a good 
thing :)

Aleksey