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 title: Lazy Consensus
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-The concept of "Lazy Consensus" is very important in our project. Lazy
-Consensus means that when you are convinced that you know what the community
-would like to see happen you can simply assume that you already have consensus
-and get on with the work. You don't have to insist people discuss and/or
+The concept of "lazy consensus" is very important in your project. Lazy
+consensus means that when you are convinced that you know what the community
+would like to see happen, you can assume that you have consensus in favor of the proposed work and
+and get on with it. You don't have to insist people discuss and/or
 approve your plan, and you certainly don't need to call a vote to get approval.
-You just assume you have the communities support unless someone says otherwise.
+You just assume you have the community's support unless someone says otherwise.
 
-We have a time machine (Subversion), this means that as long as you commit 
-(or submit patches) early and often the community has plenty of opportunity 
-to indicate disapproval. If you believe the community will support your action
+We have a time machine (Subversion or Git). As long as you commit 
+(or submit patches) early and often, the community has plenty of opportunity 
+to indicate disapproval or point out issues. If you believe the community will support your action
 you can operate on lazy consensus as long as you are prepared to roll back 
-any work should a valid objection is raised.
+any work should someone raise a valid objection.
 
-## Avoiding Unnecessary Discussion
+## Avoiding unnecessary discussion
 
 The key thing about lazy consensus is that it's easier for people to agree,
-by doing nothing, than it is to object, which requires an
-alternative to be proposed. This has two effects, firstly people are less 
-likely to object for the sake of it and secondly it cuts down on the amount 
-of unnecessary mail traffic and discussion.
+by doing nothing, than it is to object, which requires them to propose an alternative. This has two effects: first, people are less 
+likely to object for the sake of objecting and, second, it cuts down on the amount 
+of unnecessary email traffic and discussion.
 
-Lazy consensus means we can avoid waiting for a community based decision 
-before proceeding. However, it does require everyone who cares for the health
+Lazy consensus lets us avoid having to wait for a community-based decision 
+before proceeding. However, it does require everyone who cares about the health
 of the project to watch what is happening, as it is happening. Objecting too 
-far down the road will cause upset, but objecting (or asking for clarification 
+far down the road will cause upset, while objecting (or asking for clarification 
 of intent) early is likely to be greeted with relief that someone is watching
 and cares.
 
-## Stating Lazy Consensus
+## Stating lazy consensus
 
 Sometimes a member of the community will believe a specific action is the correct 
-one for the project but are not sure that there will be consensus. In these 
-circumstances they may not wish to proceed with the work without giving the 
-community an opportunity to feedback. In these circumstances they can make the 
-proposal and state Lazy Consensus is in operation.
+one for the project but is not sure that there will be consensus. They may not wish to proceed with the work without giving the 
+community an opportunity to provide feedback. In these circumstances they can make the 
+proposal and state that lazy consensus is in operation, like this:
 
-What this means is that they make a proposal and state that they will start 
-implementing it in 72 hours unless someone objects. 72 hours is chosen because
-it accounts for different timezones and non-apache commitments.
+  - In an email to `dev@PROJECT`, they state their proposal, with sufficient supporting material for someone familiar with the project to understand it.
+  - In the email they indicate that they will start 
+implementing the proposal in 72 hours unless someone objects. The time period takes into account that project members are a) busy and b) in time zones around the world.
 
-In this approach the original proposal is not insisting that there is a discussion
-around their proposal, nor are they requesting that the community explicitly 
-supports their actions. However, this differs from assuming lazy consensus 
-since it allows space and time to [express support or objections][1] and corrections to 
-the proposal before work begins. 
+In this approach the the proposer does not insist that the developer community discuss or explicitly support the proposal. However, it allows space and time to [express support or objections][1] or propose corrections to the proposal before work begins. 
 
 ## Silence is consent
 
-People may choose to indicate their support for the actions taken with a +1 
+People may choose to indicate their support for the proposal with a +1 
 mail - quick and easy to read and reassuring for the implementer. However, 
-remember, in a lazy consensus world silence is the equivalent to support. This
-can take some time to get used to.
+remember, in a lazy consensus world silence is equivalent to support.
 
-  [1]: /committers/consensusBuilding.html
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+  [1]: /committers/consensusBuilding.html