Re: Board of directors membership election

From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert(at)wiggy(dot)net>
To: spi-general(at)lists(dot)spi-inc(dot)org
Subject: Re: Board of directors membership election
Date: 2003-10-24 11:44:02
Message-ID: 20031024114401.GD17111@wiggy.net
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Previously Craig Small wrote:
> Why not fix the system so that it makes more sense for humans?
> AC means first A then C then B and D equally last. It's what the vast
> majority of people would expect. A vote of C means a vote for C only,
> with ABD last.

We're using condorcet voting, which does not have a concept of equal
ranking except in the no preference sense. People should really just
read the instructions, and the voting system should probably print
a fat warning saying 'your vote has no meaning' if people select
a single option.

Wichert.

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Wichert Akkerman <wichert(at)wiggy(dot)net> It is simple to make things.
http://www.wiggy.net/ It is hard to make things simple.

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