[EM] Re: a name for random ballot from P

2005-03-22 Thread Forest Simmons
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005, Monkey Puzzle wrote: Jobst, could you please clarify below? On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:56:06 -0800 (PST), Forest Simmons wrote: On Sat, 19 Mar 2005, Jobst Heitzig wrote: By the way, here's a simple "procedural" version of the method, to be used in meetings: First, options may

[EM] Re: a name for random ballot from P

2005-03-22 Thread Monkey Puzzle
Jobst, could you please clarify below? On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:56:06 -0800 (PST), Forest Simmons wrote: > On Sat, 19 Mar 2005, Jobst Heitzig wrote: > > By the way, here's a simple "procedural" version of the method, to be > > used in meetings: > > First, options may be suggested, and for ever

[EM] Re: a name for random ballot from P

2005-03-21 Thread Forest Simmons
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005, Jobst Heitzig wrote: ... However, one could make a minor modification which would only seldom be used: Determine P, and as long as all of P is beaten by a candidate outside P, add the most approved such candidate to P. I will try to prove its monotonicity... That would be nice

[EM] Re: a name for random ballot from P

2005-03-19 Thread Jobst Heitzig
Hi Forest! > Before I read your post I proposed a Madison Avenue style name of > "Majority Fair Chance." That's OK but only when we use majority-strength defeats! > It's not very scientific. No problem, as long as we know what it is and can justify the name. > Perhaps, "Fair Chance Democrati