The process of consensus development involved the following steps: (i) the recommendations were drafted based on the group presentations, (ii) any recommendations which the participants did not support were deleted (iii) recommendations that were missing but deemed to be important were added (iv) the final list was scrutinized to sharpen language and consolidate points where possible.
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The final recommendations deleted Northampton from this list, deciding that "as with Exeter and Gloucester, the separation of Northampton from its county would have a significant and detrimental effect".
Finally, a 94% majority vote supported deleting previous recommendation 14 ('DMARD-naïve patients with poor prognostic markers might be considered for combination therapy of MTX plus a biological'); for more details see explanations on new No 9.
On Tuesday evening, Apple deleted the antivirus recommendation, writing in a statement to the press that it was "old and inaccurate," and reiterating the claim that Apple devices are safe "right out of the box".
The group discussed the 69 recommendations resulting from step 4. Three recommendations were deleted, 1 newly added and 4 combined into 2.
Some of the 2010 recommendations were deleted, and others were amended or split.
We consolidated similar or overlapping recommendations and deleted those not highly endorsed by the majority of the team.
Indeed, more total public comments opposed the inclusion of an exhibit dedicated to "the terrorists" than those supporting it, although the committee declined to delete this draft recommendation.
125 127 This decision was probably the most heavily debated one: an initial ballot revealed a 94% majority for deleting the old recommendation No 14; subsequently, after thorough discussions, a re-voting process was solicited, but only 33% of the members voted for re-inclusion of old recommendation No 14.
