On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 12:57:58PM -0600, Hubert Chan wrote: > On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:25:49 -0700, Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> > N.B., I would object to having any ballot options on the same GR that > > consist of this same draft with point #4 stricken, because assuming > > rational voters I would expect the voters who approve of that option > > to be a strict superset of those who approve of my proposal, and I > > would call on the Project Secretary to exercise his authority to keep > > these two proposals on separate ballots to avoid prejudicing the > > outcome in favor of a "watered down" option. > Maybe I don't quite understand your concern correctly, but isn't this > one of the advantages of using Condorcet? i.e. if we had points [1-3] > on the same ballot as points [1-4], even though the number of votes for > [1-3] compared to NOTA would obviously be higher than the number of > votes for [1-4] compared to NOTA, the thing that would determine whether > [1-3] wins, or [1-4], would be the ranking between those two options > (assuming both win compared to NOTA). So those who agree with point 4 > should rank [1-4] higher than [1-3] (and those who don't would obviously > rank it lower). Hence if more people agree with #4 than disagree with > it, then [1-4] should win over [1-3]. http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2003/10/msg00168.html This old thread describes a mechanism by which to ensure that any resolution fails by losing out to a watered-down version of itself, regardless of how much support the resolution in question enjoys among developers. Our voting mechanism is *clone*proof, preventing multiple identical ballot options from influencing the outcome; but it's not proofed against influence by toothless variants that will inevitably appeal to a broader constituency because they say less of substance. Cheers, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/
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