Warren, you wrote: > > I regard A=B as a declaration of knowledge on the part of the voter. > he is saying "I understand A and B and I think they have the same utility." > > I regard A?B as a declaration of ignorance from the voter. he is saying > "I do not know whether A>B or B>A, I really am clueless on this matter."
That's what I said. Only O would of course not speak of "ignorance" but "undecidedness". > In a voting system in which PARTIAL ORDERS are permitted as votes, > then A>B is permitted, A=B is permitted (if we permit =), Partial orders are antisymmetric, so they allow A=B only if A and B are identical. You're talking about quasi-orders, I guess. Yours, Jobst _________________________________________________________________________ Mit der Gruppen-SMS von WEB.DE FreeMail können Sie eine SMS an alle Freunde gleichzeitig schicken: http://freemail.web.de/features/?mc=021179 ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
