RE: [EM] Re: Does MAM use the Copeland method?

2004-10-06 Thread Paul Kislanko
of faith, not reason. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] On Behalf Of Ted Stern Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 2:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [EM] Re: Does MAM use the Copeland method? On 6 Oct 2004 at 12:13 PDT, Paul Kislanko

Re: [EM] Re: Does MAM use the Copeland method?

2004-10-06 Thread Steve Eppley
Hi, Ted S wrote: Paul K wrote: I merely observe from the original ballots that 5 of 9 voters prefer C over A. So those are the ones who will be unhappy if A is elected. But how unhappy will they be? Only 3 of those voters strongly disapproved A. It's a leap to assume that ranking a

[EM] Re: Does MAM use the Copeland method?

2004-10-06 Thread Ted Stern
On 6 Oct 2004 at 13:40 PDT, Paul Kislanko wrote: Yes, but this is just Borda, which nobody likes. You're confusing the way voters mark their ballots with the election method. It is simply another way of ranking choices. You don't have to count the ballots using Borda. Ted -- Send real