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+ <p>In some cases there is no obvious path to take, or you might be a new community,
+or a new member of an existing community. In these cases people will often
+need to build consensus by making proposals and eliciting responses.</p>
+<p>We want to avoid unnecessary discussion and the creation of significant
+amounts of unnecessary mail that everyone in the community needs to read.
+That is not to say that we want to avoid constructive discussion. This is
+the lifeblood of a successful project. However, many ASF projects adopt a
+shorthand notation for showing support, or otherwise, for a proposal.</p>
+<h2 id="expressing_support_or_otherwise">Expressing support (or otherwise)</h2>
+<p>The notation used is "+1", "-1" and "0". It's also common to see "+0" and "-0".</p>
+<p>So, what do these notations mean?</p>
+<ul>
+<li>+1 means "I agree with this and will help make it happen"</li>
+<li>+0 means "I agree with this but probably won't make it happen, so my
+opinion is not that important"</li>
+<li>-0 means "I don't agree with this, but I'm offering no alternative so
+my opinion is not that important"</li>
+<li>-1 means "I don't agree and I am offering an alternative that I am able
+to help implement"</li>
+</ul>
+<p>Many people will use fractions to indicate the strength of their feelings,
+ e.g. "+0.5". Some will even indicate this is a "no brainer" with something
+like "+1000".</p>
+<p>The important thing is that this is not an exact science. It's just a shorthand
+way of communicating strength of feeling.</p>
+<h2 id="consensus_building_is_not_voting">Consensus Building is Not Voting</h2>
+<p>The confusing thing about this notation is that it is the same notation
+used in a formal vote. Knowing when something is a vote and when it is a
+preference is important. It's easy to tell though, if the subject does not have
+"[Vote]" at the start then it's just an opinion. We try not to call votes,
+consensus building is much more inclusive.</p>
+<p>The reasons for this notation being common is
+that when someone wants to summarise a discussion thread they can mentally
+add up the strength of feeling of the community and decide if there is consensus
+or not.</p>
+<p>Once there is a clear consensus members of the community can proceed with
+the work under the <a href="docs/governance/lazyConsensus.html">lazy consensus</a> model.</p>
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