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Should this forum be closed? I say no. leave it open.
Should the SL In-world Political Science" forum be closed? Yes, close the "SL In-world Political Science" forum 3 (11.1%) No, keep the "SL In-world Political Science" forum open 24 (88.9%) Total votes: 27
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	04-14-2005 05:53 At first I didn't like the idea behind this forum. Since then I have changed my mind. Many others may have changed their minds too. Old polls results may not mean much at all. Accordingly I am posting a new poll. This poll will be one where you can see who votes which way. The question is "Should the SL In-world Political Science" forum be closed? _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Pie Psaltery runs w/scissors Join date: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 987	04-14-2005 07:24 Perhaps it should be moved to the Group Life Forums, since it does deal specifically with "Groups" of people, but gosh darn, keep it, lol, its the MOST entertaining of all the forums! _____________________
MaryLee Marshall Metaversian Join date: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 57	04-14-2005 10:16 What happened Suezanne, you learn something from Ulrika? This forum is fine.
Ulrika Zugzwang Magnanimous in Victory Join date: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 6,382	04-14-2005 10:18 I'm actually thrilled with the new forum. It has exceeded my expectations. ~Ulrika~ _____________________ Chik-chik-chika-ahh
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	04-14-2005 12:53 Yes, Mary, I learned something from Ulrika. Even at my advanced age I am still capable of learning from time to time. It wasn't just from Ulrika either. I only had 1 year of "political science" in college, U.S. Government, and that was 33 or so years ago. So there's ample room in the "Political Science" section of my brain for stuff to fit in. They problem now is that stuff falls out as fast as it goes in. I'm finding the idea of the set of decision making rules as an active structure that persists beyond it's creators participation interesting, it's reminding me of the structures that form in cellular automata like Conway's Life algorithm. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
StoneSelf Karuna His Grace Join date: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 1,955	04-14-2005 13:38 i suspect that anyone who posts here often enough would vote to keep the place open. and i suspect most of the people who don't want this forum around have stopped reading it by now. so they wouldn't know to vote? _____________________ AIDS IS NOT OVER. people are still getting aids. people are still living with aids. people are still dying from aids. please help me raise money for hiv/aids services and research. you can help by making a donation here: http://www.aidslifecycle.org/1409 .
Zindorf Yossarian Master of Disaster Join date: 9 Mar 2004 Posts: 160	04-14-2005 13:49 Honestly, who in the world would want it closed? It doesn't cost us anything, and if you don't like what's going on in the forum, just don't read it! _____________________ Badass Ninja Penguin: Killing stuff it doesn't like since sometime in May 2004.
Ale Bukowski Gnomes Landscapers Master Join date: 2 Apr 2004 Posts: 129	04-14-2005 14:34 Ulrika is lovely, no doubts she is. Politic is less smarter, but no doubts about the fact that it is fascinating. As long as this forum is not intended as a forcing of a wide SL player government (I had to point this out, cause I hate to be crucified not being a catholic in the strict meaning of the word), there is no doubt that it is more than welcome.
Chuck Beckett Registered User Join date: 9 Aug 2004 Posts: 84	Could we talk about various voting and representation systems? 04-15-2005 10:23 If you think of political science as the study of methods of dispute resolution there is a clear need for this sort of forum because their are so many disptutes going on. For those who want some form of voting and representative based structure, there are all sorts of different methods of doing voting and apportioning representatives. Can someone who knows about such things start a separate thread on the pros and cons of various methods? It's not something I know much about.