> From: 'Aaron Bannert' [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 01:08:56PM -0700, Ryan Bloom wrote:
> > Well, for one thing, you can't make a proposal with just the names
that
> > you like. A meritocracy means that you must accept that other
people
> > may not agree with your ideas. Since there were other options
offered
> > (whether you like them or not), they must be in the vote, or the
vote is
> > completely invalid. Even if you want to veto those options, they
must
> > be in the vote, or you aren't giving people an opportunity to change
> > your mind.
>
> I don't want to get in to technicalities nor the definition of a
> meritocracy, but I would like to point out that by offering my
> proposal I'm in no way acting as though the other proposals don't
> exist. I'm just offering one solution, either you like it, don't care,
> or dislike it.
But by only offering your options, you have tainted the vote. It would
be like if I said:
What is your favorite ice cream?
[ ] Chocolate
[ ] Strawberry
if I get 10 Chocolate votes and 3 Strawberry votes, I may be inclined to
say: "Chocolate is the best ice cream flavor." But I can't say that,
because I didn't offer Vanilla (or a hundred other flavors) as an
option. By only offering the solution that you like, you automatically
bias the vote, and the whole vote becomes invalid.
Ryan
