Re: [EM] Approval name out; VM17 Schulze theory fails; 80k Sincere Votes equals 80k Voters?

2005-01-30 Thread Markus Schulze
Dear Craig, you wrote (30 Jan 2005): Markus wrote (29 Jan 2005): | Please read: | http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~seppley/Set%20Operators%20and%20Binary%20Relations.htm That webpage does not define the idea of both prefer and strictly prefer. There is absolutely nothing of interest in the

RE: [EM] Iraq election system

2005-01-30 Thread James Gilmour
James Green-Armytage Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 2:51 AM It looks like this is a closed list system (the party leadership determines the ordering of the list). Yes, it is a closed-list party-list PR election, with the whole country as one national constituency (= one electoral district).

[EM] Mutt-brain SCHULZE; MinMax (Pairwise Opposition) A-wins equation

2005-01-30 Thread Craig Carey
Here are some serious very adverse comments about one Mr Marcus Schulze who mainly prefers this mailing list. -- I wrote privately to Mr Schulze. The man seems to be retarded and I had asked him to proof read an

Re: [EM] Mutt-brain SCHULZE; MinMax (Pairwise Opposition) A-wins equation

2005-01-30 Thread Markus Schulze
Dear Craig, you wrote (30 Jan 2005): Mr MARKUS SCHULZE seems to have a life project out of doing research into all the graduations between: · (1) deliberately misdefining something, and · (2) defining something in a way that deliberately inadequate. That is such a grave and gross problem

Re: [EM] Iraq election system

2005-01-30 Thread Kevin Venzke
James, --- James Green-Armytage [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : The assembly will have the power to appoint the president and two vice-presidents. So, it looks like this is a parliamentary model of government rather than a presidential system (i.e., the legislature is the dominant

Re: [EM] Iraq election system

2005-01-30 Thread Bart Ingles
James Green-Armytage wrote: There also seems to a series of governorate councils, which will also be up for election tomorrow. It looks like there will be about 18 of these, and most of them will have 41 members. They seem to be more of a local branch of the government. It's not too clear

[EM] Re: Can't we all just get along?

2005-01-30 Thread MIKE OSSIPOFF
Alex-- You wrote: 2. I think we've established that you (Mike and Russ) have political views that are at opposite ends of the spectrum. I reply: No, if you're referring to issues like Iraq, Russ's difference from the other members of this list is more of a moral/ethical difference. You

[EM] More comments Re: Can't we all get along?

2005-01-30 Thread MIKE OSSIPOFF
Russ said: Mike, on the other hand, is so far out that he can't see any significant difference between Democrats and Republicans. I reply: Many agree that there's no significant difference between them. For example, Kery voted for the Patriot Act, and voted to authorize the invasion of Iraq, and

Re: [EM] Approval name out; VM17 Schulze theory fails; 80k Sincere Votes equals 80k Voters?

2005-01-30 Thread Markus Schulze
Dear Craig Carey, you wrote (30 Jan 2005): Your article requires that you define a sum. You use the words number who prefer. The word number is undefined. In UK English and in USA English, the term number is a very frequently used term. Unfortunately, I don't know the corresponding term in NZ

[EM] Final reply to MIke (don't miss it!)

2005-01-30 Thread Russ Paielli
Folks, This is my final reply to Mike, then I will block his email address. I already blocked the one he was using to communicate with me privately, but I will now block the hotmail address he uses here on EM. I am done with having my inbox cluttered with his endless garbage. MIKE OSSIPOFF

[EM] Russ's hopefully final reply

2005-01-30 Thread MIKE OSSIPOFF
Russ said: Folks, This is my final reply to Mike I reply: That's great, if you can really keep that promise. Russ continued: , then I will block his email address. already blocked the one he was using to communicate with me privately I reply: Actually, as I said, it was I who blocked Russ's

[EM] Ongoing disputes

2005-01-30 Thread Alex Small
To each of the guys debating right now, I say: You're right, the other guy is full of you-know-what. The best way to change my mind about youis to STOP BASHING EACH OTHER ON THE LIST! You both have interesting things to say about elections, but neither of you has anything interesting to say about

Re: [EM] Ongoing disputes

2005-01-30 Thread Eric Gorr
Alex Small wrote: To each of the guys debating right now, I say: You're right, the other guy is full of you-know-what. The best way to change my mind about you is to STOP BASHING EACH OTHER ON THE LIST! You both have interesting things to say about elections, but neither of you has anything