Good Day!

I disagree on this point as it stands in reality.

In theory you are correct under the following constraints:

- Every member participates in the GM and actually casts their vote.

- Every member treats their membership as a business expense and will
try to activly lower their recurring costs by selecting the option with
the lowest cost on the vote. (Disregarding any other consolidations).

In  reality however:

- Not every member registers for the GM.

- Not every member casts a vote.

- Not every member tries to purely optimise for the lowest recurring cost.

Kind Regards

Sebastian


On 4/22/26 12:36 PM, Simon Lockhart wrote:
> On Wed Apr 22, 2026 at 11:41:07AM +0200, Andreas Grabm?ller | QuarIT GmbH
> wrote:
>> There have been calculators during the discussions, in Excel form.
>> Personally, I dislike the calculators. They reinforce the mindset of "I'll
>> vote for what allows me to pay the least".
> This is a strong point to flag here - with the category pricing as proposed,
> the majority of members will pay less, therefore if they're not sleeping
> through this process then they'll all vote for it. The <50% of members who
> would end up paying more cannot in themselves stop it happening.
>
> Simon
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