Re: [wg-d] Robert's Rules

[Karl Auerbach <karl@CaveBear.com>]

> > Robert's Rules of order were developed to allow orderly time slicing in a
> > real time, full bandwidth setting. We can do much better than that if we use
> > asynchronous conferencing. There is no reason for someone to re "recognized"
> > or to "have the floor". 
> 
> Yes, this is one of the areas where the rules should be modified to
> allow multiple tracks. A motion, even for a vote, need not stop other
> business. Robert's Rules in a live meeting requires that business is
> handled sequentially, one issue at a time.

I'm not necessarily agreeing that Robert's Rules require serialization of
all activities.

But I do agree that we need to allow the slow parts, i.e. votes and
periods in which we are waiting for objections, to overlap with other
work.

		--karl--