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+ | ====== Mailing List Policies ====== | ||
+ | ===== Message Prefixes ===== | ||
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+ | For the sake of clarity, formal Mailing List threads MUST begin with the following prefixes, depending on the content of the message: | ||
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+ | * “[DISCUSSION]”, | ||
+ | * “[VOTE]” — Indicates an official voting thread. | ||
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+ | ===== Voting Thread Formatting ===== | ||
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+ | Voting threads MUST include the following information: | ||
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+ | * A deadline, at least 7 days following the post date of the voting thread. It must include a clear date and time (in UTC). Acceptable formats include, for example: “January 21st, 2018 at 8:00 PM UTC” or “2018-01-21, | ||
+ | * A link to the original discussion thread, in the form of an archive link, for example: https:// | ||
+ | * A brief description of what the vote is on, and exactly what will happen depending on the outcome. | ||
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+ | They SHOULD also include the following: | ||
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+ | * The subject line following [VOTE] should be the same as the subject line on your discussion thread. | ||
+ | * The community’s options for voting, if not a simple YES/NO. | ||
+ | * A timeline of when your vote will go into place, if not an immediate change. You may also wish to include reasoning why your proposal won’t enter into effect immediately, | ||
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+ | Following the vote, the original author of the thread MUST summarize the results in a reply, signifying the vote has closed. The closing email SHOULD be sent as close as possible to the posted deadline, but never before. The closing email MUST include the following: | ||
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+ | * A count of the votes, either briefly summarized or in a YES-NO format (for example: “The vote has ended with 9 YES votes and 12 NO votes”, or simply “9-12”). | ||
+ | * A description of when the community should expect the proposal to be completely implemented. |