[MR] Unfortunate Tidings regarding the Queen's Arms change

[Craig Levin]

Siegfried:

> >How many people would have to respond to "accurately
> >judge the intent of the populace"?
> 
> I do not know what the Herald's response, or the BoD's response to that 
> would be.
> 
> But I can say for myself, that to know the intent of the populace in any 
> situation, I want to hear a 50% yea or nea.  A 4% yea, 1% nea, and 95% 
> abstain, doesn't tell you anything.

While I heartily agree with Siegfried on his last sentence, I am
not as certain that a full six hundred (mumble) vote for one side
or another is entirely necessary. I think it'd be equally
noteworthy if forty abstained, forty said yes, and twenty said
no, for instance.

Pedro