Re: [EM] Why study only public election proposals?

2005-11-12 Thread Rob Lanphier
On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 16:50 -0800, Simmons, Forest wrote: > There are many uses for election methods besides public election > proposals. They are used in various sports contexts, pattern > recognition software, search engines, etc. [...] If you want to stay > in your tiny little public proposal

Re: [EM] Why study only public election proposals?

2005-11-12 Thread Dave Ketchum
As said below, public single winner elections ARE NOT a "tiny little" world. In fact, they are a big enough topic to not need distraction by anything else. Delegable proxy seems worth serious thought, though likely best in a list of its own, for it is a strange thought to many. Then there are

Re: [EM] Why study only public election proposals?

2005-11-12 Thread James Green-Armytage
"Simmons, Forest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >There are many uses for election methods besides public election >proposals. For example: Corporations, schools, unions, religious groups... various entities that are not governments but have a lot of political significance, and a lot of impact. What

Re: [EM] Why study only public election proposals?

2005-11-12 Thread James Green-Armytage
>There are many uses for election methods besides public election >proposals. Agreed. >If you want to stay in your tiny little public proposal world, that's >fine, but don't expect everybody else to limit themselves to your >provincial point of view. Whom are you addressing he

[EM] Why study only public election proposals?

2005-11-11 Thread Simmons, Forest
There are many uses for election methods besides public election proposals. They are used in various sports contexts, pattern recognition software, search engines, etc.Cross fertilization between disciplines is one of the greatest stimulants of progress. When the Cartesian coordinate syste