Re: [EM] Why Robert's Rules is relevant to this list

2005-08-08 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 03:01 PM 8/7/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Abd ulRahman Lomax writes: In my opinion, however, Robert's Rules is only of peripheral interest on this list. The discussion during the past week has strengthened my view of the relevance of Robert's Rules for this list. To anyone who has become

RE: [EM] Why Robert's Rules is relevant to this list

2005-08-08 Thread James Gilmour
Ralph Suter explained: I should have clarified the meaning of parliamentarian. In the US it doesn't refer to a member of parliament, since US doesn't have a parliament. Rather, it refers to people who are experts in meeting procedures (usually Robert's Rules of Order) and who serve as

RE: [EM] Why Robert's Rules is relevant to this list

2005-08-07 Thread James Gilmour
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 8:01 PM To anyone who has become minimally well-informed about alternative methods for conducting votes when there are three or more candidates or options As a UK subject I am not familiar with Robert's Rules, but I think it helpful to

Re: [EM] Why Robert's Rules is relevant to this list

2005-08-07 Thread RLSuter
James Gilmour writes; I think it helpful to distinguish between electing a single winner from three candidates and making one decision when presented with three options. Choosing the best single winner is the toughest task in electoral science and I'll leave it to further discussion on this