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:I agree with the general two-thirds/66% decision rule, but I think sometimes it really depends. If it's a sensitive issue and both sides feel very strongly about it, we should remember that strength of argument is more valuable than number of votes, i.e. quality > quantity. When such an issue arises, we should try to reach a compromise and attempt to please everyone involved as much as possible; we don't really have a set policy about what to do under those circumstances. We should also do the same if consensus isn't reached, but support for both sides are abundant. It's never great to choose one side over the other, unless there is an ''overwhelming'' consensus, as in, more than 90%. —[[User:Random Ranaun|<font color="#008000">Random Ranaun</font>]] <sup>([[User talk:Random Ranaun|<font color="#00FF00">Talk to me!</font>]])</sup> 12:53, October 14, 2012 (UTC)
::I guess we've at least narrowed down the use of consensus as of [[The_Sims_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal/Archive_18#Consensus_on_.27Consensus.27|this discussion]]. I think consensus would still be needed to resolve an issue or discussion. If we don't even meet a sufficient 2/3 majority of votes, we might be stuck at a status quo / nothing to decide and ultimately we have to resolve it subjectively. Nevertheless, I also agree the quality over quantity, but if we actually wanted strong arguments over quantity, I don't think that's when we need consensus after all. [[User:Nikel23|'''<span style="color:#007FFF; text-shadow: #ACE5EE 0 4px 4px;">Nikel</span>''']] [[User talk:Nikel23|<span style="color: #30D5C8 ; text-shadow: #00FFEF 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Talk''</sub></span>]] <sub>–</sub> [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Media/Voting|<span style="color:red ; text-shadow:#E97451 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Vote!''</sub></span>]] 12:58, October 14, 2012 (UTC)
:::That's also a fair point RR. If consensus lands somewhere in the middle then depending on the discussion it's worth trying to reach a compromise. Same with strength of argument - that should always outweigh the number of votes. Another good point there Nikel about strength of arguments - if there's one really strong argument against one really weak argument then it's pretty obvious what would win, although strong arguments can be made for both viewpoints which could ultimately end with there being no consensus at all, hence how compromising would be a good alternative here. {{GGsig}} 13:05, October 14, 2012 (UTC)
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