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Maemo Community Council: Why didn't you vote?
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EIPI
2009-03-24 , 13:23
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Is it possible that people with large amounts of Karma are not inclined to vote for a Community Council?
For instance, say a hypothetical application developer has 2500 Karma points based upon their ITT posts about their application, downloads, thanks, etc. This person has developed a community of their own, and is probably pretty focused on their own goals, objectives, commitments to users, etc. It is possible that such a person may not be inclined to vote in such an election, simply because they see no need for a Council, they would not benefit from one, it doesn't serve their interests, they have no time to vote, etc.
I guess, by extension, such a scenario is almost ironic. This person has done so much for the community that they are elibigle to vote, but at the same time, are not able to or are unwilling to, since they perceive that it doesn't benefit them directly. The system which choses the electorate may have a (large) built-in apathy factor. Just a thought.
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