Board Thread:Internal management/@comment-27462035-20170621041531

For reference, here are the current rules for when a highlighted voting thread is closed.


 * Each highlighted voting thread lasts for three days, being closed after;
 * Every discussion must be highlighted for at least 24 hours before being closed. It is possible to close early if one option receives 25 more votes than the second option or if the thread discusses anything that was already supposed to be implemented;
 * After 24 hours have passed and a discussion has not received another vote, it will be closed immediately, and whichever option was winning will pass.

Now lemme show you some things I have a problem with the rules.

Why does each highlighted thread have to last for exactly three days? I see a bunch of discussion mods simply closing the thread because "three days have passed". This happens EVEN IF the thread is active. This can cause some certain problems, such as whether a thread is supported or not. When it is ACTIVE, and the vote is about 65% Supports, why would we want to close it? It would muddy up the actual results and people may still vote during the period of which the thread is being closed. Then, the vote will be determined by when the discussion mod closes the thread, and not by majority vote.

Another problem is that when people barely vote, threads still get closed. If there are only a total of 5 or less votes, that does not necessarily accurately represent all the voices of the wiki. Each vote counts for a lot of the percentage of the vote, and having only a couple of votes will ensure that the thread may be supported or opposed when only a couple of people have opposed or support. This also goes back to the situation of when the vote can be changed by a simple oppose or support, but then is closed anyways.

So, my approach to the problem is to make it so that these situations do not happen at all. A specially modified version of the rule is seen below.


 * Each highlighted voting thread is closed after meeting either of these requirements;
 * Being highlighted for at least 24 hours;
 *  