> Raul Miller wrote: > > You are arguing, I imagine, that [strictly speaking], "casting a vote > > which prefers option A over all other options" when compared to "not > > casting a ballot at all" is not an example of "voting the candidate > > higher"?
On Thu, May 22, 2003 at 07:34:15PM +0200, Matthias Urlichs wrote: > IMHO, that is exactly what it is an example of > > Simple reasoning: "ranking all the options the same" has the same effect as > "not voting at all" WRT the outcome of the vote. Absent reasons to the > contrary, it therefore should also be considered equivalent WRT the > Monotonicity Criterion, or violation thereof, or lack thereof. Thank you. That's pretty much what I was thinking. It's good to have an outside expert [you] weigh in. Thanks again, -- Raul
