Thread: [Under consideration] Proposed Talk forum improvements for 2010
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2009-12-23 , 19:49
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Originally Posted by Texrat View Post
Are you being specific to one or more of the current solutions? Could it be the solution you want has not been created yet?
To be absolutely honest, I got confused by all the possible alternatives, variants and combinations. If I could vote for 'change' without being specific what, I'd be happy.

Originally Posted by GeraldKo View Post
The position you stated above is akin to not voting for gay rights or for religious freedom for a small sect, on the ground that you aren't, respectively, gay or a member of that sect. (I apologize to gays and other minorities of much greater significance and persecution than N8X0 users for this trivialization!) You can believe the state of things ought to be better for some other persons or group, and then lend your effort to make it so on their behalf. (In contrast, by your logic, how could men ever have voted for women's suffrage?)

So I think you should vote.
To follow the analogy, women's suffrage was a nice, clear-cut issue: women wanted the vote. 'Rights' for a minority group is a nearer analogy, since the question of exactly what rights are felt to be missing is something only the oppresed group can express. I can champion the cause in a non-specific way, but can only campaign/vote for specific solutions if someone can show me what is needed. At this point in this exercise, the minority is determining what they feel will most meet their need. Tell me what to vote for, and I'll vote.

Certainly if the outcome will have a detrimental effect on n900bs I should be concerned, but nothing I have seen so far suggests that it will be - on the contrary, happy tablet users will make for a happier forum.
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