Creatures Caves

I would like to propose, if I may, a plan for planning this year's CCSF.

Last year we had some minor problems communicating between two major hubs of CC activity-- Ctopia and Ccaves-- it required a bit of work to make sure everyone was on the same page, merging poll results, etc.. I have planned out a system that may help remedy this, and get our CCSF plans moving along (It's June already guys!).

The planning process would consist of a series of 3-4 offsite surveys/polls (most likely hosted on my own space unless I can find an awesome survey site that allows as many options as we need and doesn't require voter signup, etc), creating a neutral ground for everyone regardless of forum affiliation.

The first survey would be completely open-- no bullet points or checkboxes, just blank spaces for each person to write their opinion of every aspect of CCSF'10, including when, how long, themes, and so on. This would serve to gather everyone's opinions into nice little easy-to-sort categories-- nothing more; plenty of discussion will be encouraged on both forums, and you can fill out the survey as many times as you want if you change your mind or want to add something new.

The second survey would be a big checkbox poll, in which all data collected in the first survey would be reflected. It would probably be the largest and most tedious as it would include every suggestion on it, but each suggestion would be a voteable option. People would be able to check as many options as they like.

The surveys after that would gradually narrow the selections down, eliminating the items least voted for from the poll. How many of these take place would depend on how spread out the community is on various options. If the majority is leaning toward two or three different themes/timeframes/etc, the third poll could easily be the last, but if everyone wants something different, it may take a bit longer.

I'm thinking the first survey would be open for two weeks (to give everyone a chance to gather) and subsequent surveys open for a week each. Hopefully in the end we'll have something we can be happy with!

Of course, this is a bit audacious, and I wouldn't launch into something this complex and impacting without the community's blessings, so I ask you all: Does this sounds like an effective plan? Is there anything you would change, any concerns you have? Would you rather someone else collect the data? Do you want to burn this plan and stomp on it?

I have no intention of going forward with this without the majority's approval, so let me know what you guys think!