Board Thread:Wiki Discussion/@comment-5632187-20140928041755/@comment-5632187-20141013205826

Ho(trying to go by your preferred name :p), I'm gonna take your post one paragraph at a time, so every time I break, I'm moving on to the next point:

It was never decided that the poll would be the sole deciding factor of a consensus thread, that's very true; however, in this case, as there was no more discussion happening from other side, something had to be done so I gave the final warning for discussions to pick up or the thread would be closed and the majority vote would be what we decided on. Now, since discussion has picked up quite a bit in the last 24 hours, this isn't necessary. Forced was the wrong word in this situation, as I typically do use bad wording when I'm not completely thinking through my posts. When I say forced, I mean that there wouldn't be an alternative option to consider, so that would be the one we'd go with.

As I just explained, what you talked about in your first sentence here was the case. A choice had to be made, and if there were no other solutions offered, the most sensible path would be to follow what the majority wants. On the flip side of that, the vote was split about 60/40, meaning that no matter which path we chose, a good chunk of the community would disagree. This is why, from a community standpoint, I feel a compromise is best for this. Addressing your second point in this part, I completely agree, especially in this case where the minority was quite a large portion of the community. This line of thinking is what brought me to think up a middle ground that I thought everyone would be relatively happy with.

I completely agree with this line of thought as well, that even though the popular opinion showed, that doesn't dictate that we follow it without hesitation. Again, this is why I feel a middle ground is the best route to go with this topic, as(just gonna emphasize this point) the minority was just barely the minority in this case.

(I'm gonna not beat a dead horse, as addressing this part would be reiterating what I've said multiple times already)

So just to close up this post, you're correct, consensus threads aren't just about appeasement of the majority but about working together as a community to come up with a solution to do what's best for the Wiki. Let's keep that in mind as we continue discussions here, that we need to be open-minded and willing to adjust.