The poll results are in and Jason’s “ZEC option with optional cap” has the highest percentage of votes with 40%.
Despite the results, @Dodger indicated to me via email yesterday that if there is no “clear majority” (i.e. 50%+), he plans to present his “Complex” option to ZCAP when the Helios poll convenes on December 20. A couple points on the “clear majority” standard:
- Dodger said nothing about the “clear majority” standard when we agreed to post the forum poll to decide the questions to ask ZCAP. He brought it up one day before the poll closed.
- Presenting three options in a poll makes it difficult to achieve a clear majority (i.e. 50%+).
- The “Complex” option only received 35% of votes. Jason’s “ZEC with Optional Cap option” received 40% of the votes, and the “Simple” option received 25% of votes. So, 65% of respondents prefer a method of questioning simpler than the “Complex” option. Therefore, presenting the “Complex” option to ZCAP is not supported by the results of the poll.
Thoughts?
If Dodger decides to disregard the results of the poll and go forward with the “Complex” option, I recommend he change the first question from:
Should ZOMG have a discretionary budget?
To:
Do you support amending ZIP 1014 to give ZOMG a discretionary budget?
His question currently does not mention “amending ZIP 1014,” and I believe it should be explicitly stated. If ZCAP votes in favor of the discretionary budget, I want to avoid a situation where an accidental omission leads to unnecessary delays.
Edit: I’m just posting this so everyone is aware of what transpired. If this is how polls work in the Zcash community, then I accept the results. 