ConsensusPolling:DoneTimer
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The Role of the Done Timer
Once a ConsensusPoll is above all of the GoThresholds, the DoneTimer begins counting up to a time specified in advance (48 hours or 7 days, for example). This means everyone has time to consider the document again, and either edit it or change their status, if necessary. If we fall below the GoThresholds, the DoneTimer is turned off. Also, each time the document is edited the DoneTimer starts over. The consensus poll isn't actually done until the DoneTimer expires.
Speak now or forever hold your peace
When the DoneTimer begins, your responsibility as a participant is to take one last look. If you identify a critical flaw, it is your further responsibility to edit the document. This resets the DoneTimer and more importantly, fixes the flaw in the document.
What about last-minute changes?
Don't worry. The DoneTimer gives everyone an opportunity to review and weigh in. And if you change the document, the timer starts over, giving everyone else the same opportunity, so there's no such thing as a last-minute change.
What can I do, as a participant, while the DoneTimer is running?
- Review the document and my thoughts.
- Change my status if necessary.
- Edit the document to make it better.
