Re: [EM] remember Toby Nixon?

2011-05-26 Thread Juho Laatu
On 26.5.2011, at 7.10, matt welland wrote: On Thu, 2011-05-26 at 01:07 +, fsimm...@pcc.edu wrote: matt welland wrote ... The only strategy in approval is to hold your nose and check off the front runner you despise because you don't want the other front runner you despise more to

Re: [EM] remember Toby Nixon?

2011-05-26 Thread Juho Laatu
On 26.5.2011, at 4.35, robert bristow-johnson wrote: being that they choose the same winner in the case that there are only 3 candidates in the cycle, i would recommend Tideman over Schulze (sorry Marcus) for the simplicity of explanation. while getting a Condorcet cycle is expected to be

Re: [EM] Hybrid/generalized ranked/approval ballots

2011-05-26 Thread Peter Zbornik
Dear all, Please let me return to an older discussion (see emails below). The issue of the hybrid ballot AB=CD. Just an idea on this topic, which might be worth mentioning. It could be a way to handle the problem of bullet voting. Ant it could be a way to disband the dichotomy between different

Re: [EM] remember Toby Nixon? FS

2011-05-26 Thread Kevin Venzke
Hi Forest, --- En date de : Mer 25.5.11, fsimm...@pcc.edu fsimm...@pcc.edu a écrit : The main problem is determining (through the disinformation noise) who the front runners really are. Suppose the zero-information front runners to be candidates A and B, but that the media created front

Re: [EM] Hybrid/generalized ranked/approval ballots

2011-05-26 Thread Kevin Venzke
Hi Peter, You are right. Your treatment has been discussed for, I suppose, 15+ years on this list, and your reasoning for it is a major factor. --- En date de : Jeu 26.5.11, Peter Zbornik pzbor...@gmail.com a écrit : Kevin Venzke wrote in his mail below (May 9th 2010): 35 AB 25 B 40 C A will

Re: [EM] Hybrid/generalized ranked/approval ballots

2011-05-26 Thread Kristofer Munsterhjelm
Peter Zbornik wrote: Dear all, Please let me return to an older discussion (see emails below). The issue of the hybrid ballot AB=CD. Just an idea on this topic, which might be worth mentioning. It could be a way to handle the problem of bullet voting. Ant it could be a way to disband the

Re: [EM] Remember toby Nixon

2011-05-26 Thread fsimmons
From: Kevin Venzke To: election-meth...@electorama.com Subject: Re: [EM] remember Toby Nixon? FS Message-ID: 404845.50771...@web29613.mail.ird.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi Forest, --- En date de?: Mer 25.5.11, fsimm...@pcc.edu a ?crit?: The main