Talk:Authorization Policy Vote: Difference between revisions
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I agree that the powers granted are extremely broad. But I believe keeping them is helpful because it encodes the intent of the policy within the policy itself. Five years from now, people may not remember *why* a given policy was written in a particular way. If the policy carries no constraints, a well-meaning Area Host could reasonably conclude that there isn't anything wrong with letting their non-member buddy spend an evening using our laser cutter. A well-meaning Area Host probably wouldn't grossly stretch definitions to allow this same situation with the policy as written. --[[User:Rdpierce|Rdpierce]] ([[User talk:Rdpierce|talk]]) 20:46, 13 February 2015 (CST) | I agree that the powers granted are extremely broad. But I believe keeping them is helpful because it encodes the intent of the policy within the policy itself. Five years from now, people may not remember *why* a given policy was written in a particular way. If the policy carries no constraints, a well-meaning Area Host could reasonably conclude that there isn't anything wrong with letting their non-member buddy spend an evening using our laser cutter. A well-meaning Area Host probably wouldn't grossly stretch definitions to allow this same situation with the policy as written. --[[User:Rdpierce|Rdpierce]] ([[User talk:Rdpierce|talk]]) 20:46, 13 February 2015 (CST) | ||
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''Currency'' is not idiomatic for this meaning. I suggest replacing it with ''recency'' or ''expiry'' or ''expiration''. | |||
