rigelrozanski
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5 years ago What happens if a consensus cannot be reached through rational discourse and it is crucial to reach one (time is of essence etc). Does Moment of autocracy apply then?
Absolutely not, this concept is only ever to be applied if there is no effective medium to engage in rational discourse, hence a system in which consensus can be created must be mandated [ACIT - make this concept more clear]
Generally agreements should only ever be made through consensus, if no consensus can be reached no-action should be the default action [ACIT - specify this sentence within the repo core-content] Decisions on the other hand may be subject to arbitrary rulesets to allow for fast action in time sensitive situations, for instance
- A vote of some form
- previous ruling of similar situations
Whatever method is used, they should be independently specified on a per-community basis [ACIT - add an list of all items which must be specified on a per community basis and not taken as the default from this repo]
I suppose that the default action for decisions too would need to be no-action unless otherwise specified
@heyitsmerebecca REF #3
What happens if a consensus cannot be reached through rational discourse and it is crucial to reach one (time is of essence etc). Does Moment of autocracy apply then?
“in the absence of viable means at arriving at consensus” in the way I see it, this allowance must have very specific circumstances when it is allowed because it can easily be manipulated to an advantage or misconstrued. also, who is the authority who is allowed this privilege? Is it the highest authority within that organization or particular department of which the matter is concerned? That should be clarified.