Re: [EM] Scoring (was Re: OpenSTV 2.1.0 released)

2012-09-20 Thread Michael Ossipoff
>> In what sense doesn't it "fly well"? What does that mean? > > I just meant that it is a waste of effort and energy to have "fake" > candidates that appear as they >could be elected, but they can't, or whose > presence may make the "natural" winner not win. Again, you're quite right. We do hav

Re: [EM] Scoring (was Re: OpenSTV 2.1.0 released)

2012-09-20 Thread Juho Laatu
On 20.9.2012, at 8.20, Michael Ossipoff wrote: > You said: > > The idea that there are third candidates but that are never elected, > and that can act as spoilers does not fly very well. > > [endquote] > > In what sense doesn't it "fly well"? What does that mean? I just meant that it is a was