On May 9, 2008, at 10:46 , Jobst Heitzig wrote:
Dear Raphfrk
you wrote:
One issue with random processes is that they don't work well for a
legislature. A majority would just keep asking that the vote be
repeated until they win it.
Saying that a re-vote cannot occur unless the situation
On May 9, 2008, at 13:39 , Jobst Heitzig wrote:
Dear Juho,
you wrote:
(Roughly the question is if one wants to
give Stalin and other unwanted fellows a small probability to become
elected or a zero probability.)
I don't think this is the point. To the contrary, bringing up such
examples
Dear Juho,
you wrote:
Yes, but as I see it the reasons are different. In a typical non-
deterministic method like random ballot I think it is the intention
to give all candidates with some support also some probability of
becoming elected.
Not at all! At least in those non-deterministic
On May 9, 2008, at 20:27 , Jobst Heitzig wrote:
Dear Juho,
you wrote:
Yes, but as I see it the reasons are different. In a typical non-
deterministic method like random ballot I think it is the intention
to give all candidates with some support also some probability of
becoming elected.
Not
