Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 18:42:16 -0700 From: Russ Paielli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [EM] auto-truncation To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Note, however, that the added equipment requirement for an approval cutoff could delay the adoption for decades, but I won't get into that now.
Forest replies:
No special equipment is needed if "Gerald Ford" is inserted as one of the candidates.
A candidate's approval score is the number of ballots on which (s)he is ranked above Gerald Ford.
Forest
Yes, I guess that's right, but I presume you aren't serious about "Gerald Ford." I'd label it something like "[End Approved Candidates]".
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