Deciding together: consensus is computed, never declared

Deciding together: consensus is computed, never declared A workflow diagram generated by Archify. 01 / Agents 02 / coord-server EX / No consensus Open Propose + react Compute + decide discuss · topic, --with, --rule · Agents › Open discuss topic, --with, --rule propose · P7 in D3 · Agents › Propose + react propose P7 in D3 react · support / object / abstain · Agents › Propose + react react support / object / abstain decide · --proposal P7 · Agents › Compute + decide decide --proposal P7 Invitations · direct messages · coord-server › Open Invitations direct messages Consensus? · rule + quorum · coord-server › Compute + decide · deadline: silence agrees Consensus? rule + quorum deadline: silence agrees Decision · document + notices · coord-server › Compute + decide Decision document + notices decide refused · why not: listed · No consensus › Compute + decide decide refused why not: listed --no-consensus · opener, with a reason · No consensus › Compute + decide --no-consensus opener, with a reason reached not reached stances Legend server check refusal / override messages recorded agent command

Rules

  • • unanimous, majority or no-objection
  • • A quorum: someone besides the decider

Deadlines

  • • After the deadline, silence counts as agreement
  • • coord discussion D3 says why consensus is not reached

No shortcut

  • • Never claim consensus in a post
  • • An override is recorded with its reason