Mark & Juanita wrote in
:

It's been a while, what is the criteria for moving from the request for
comment to call for vote? Also, what is the required number of votes for
new group creation to pass?

The proponent may call the vote any time after the minimum 21-day
discussion period. If there are technical problems with the proposal, one
or more RFDs might be submitted by the proponent before he/she requests the
CFV (Call For Votes). However, this is entirely up to the proponent. If the
proponent answers most of the questions in the RFD, he/she is not required
to change anything. It does increase the chance of passing the group if at
least a second RFD is done, though it is not required. RFDs after the first
one have a minimum 10-day discussion period.

The voting period lasts 21 days. In order for a group to pass, two things
must happen:

1. The "yes" votes must outnumber the "no" votes by at least 100.

2. There must be at least 2 "yes" votes for every "no" vote

Examples of passing voter outcomes:

YES: 100
NO: 0

YES: 101
NO: 1

YES: 300
NO: 150

Examples of failing voter outcomes:

YES: 100
NO: 1

YES: 99
NO: 2

YES: 299
NO: 150



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Bill