This is essentially the process we've been using.
+1
There was an early discussion about how voting or hand showing works.
Kevin was elected BDFL by the early quorum. I believe that it was
agreed that his responsibility was to break fights up more than
anything else.
I also think that State 2, "Discussion", is more nuanced. If no
discussion occurs and there's only one implementation, I don't think
an idea can graduate to state 4. Such ideas should wait for the
community to catch up. This will help us keep from developing
standards that nobody wants, and encourages us to at least speak up in
the affirmative if there's a good idea. Silence is not consent.
Kris Kowal