Board Thread:Policies/@comment-10473115-20170416232800/@comment-4651179-20170417235800

Clear Consensus Threshold: I believe simple majority (50% plus one) is enough. This would also apply for voting procedures with more than two options. In case simply majority can't be reached, the two options with the most votes go to ballotage.

Minimum Participation Requirement: Whether there's an open or closed balloting, I believe compulsory voting should apply to all active members of the staff (or maybe recently active members, as there are a bunch of admins that edit rather sporadically like Spencerz, Peteparker, etc. Most of the elder admins). If there's open balloting, regular users will simply have the right to vote, but not the obligation to do so. In case a staff member doesn't want to cast a vote, they can abstain, but must explicitly do so instead of simply remain silent. That way we are not left in the dark and know they haven't voted because they don't want to, and not because they missed the voting notice, are still trying to figure out what they're voting for, or have gone MIA.

Open/Closed Balloting: As expressed above, I'm in favor of closed balloting, exclusive to admins and mods. However, I could agree with implementing a threshold. We could count days since joined and amount of edits (that way, people who joined ages ago but contribute very sporadically won't be necessarily eligible).

Thread Format: Keeping discussion and voting separate seems to work for the best, as it makes reaching a consensus more clear.

Total Duration: I stick with my suggestion of one week of duration (with a notice on the fifth day to eligible voters who have yet to vote) if closed balloting is applied. In the case of open balloting, I think two weeks is reasonable.