Re: Condorcet, Thin Ice, and Battle Cries

1997-04-29 Thread John De Lasaux
== So would I. Please describe it in step-by-step fashion, i.e.: 1. These are the candidates ... A, B, C, D, etc. 2. Ballot looks like this ... 3. Here is how the ballot is marked ... 4. Here is how the winner is computed ... John De Lasaux "If you're happy and you know it, clank your chains"Ed Wolfe

Re: We Will Reveal No Preference Before Its Time

1997-04-26 Thread John De Lasaux
first preference candidate is no longer a contender. > > "We Will Reveal No Preference Before Its Time" > > Now I have a second battle cry. > >Don, > >Donald Eric Davison of New Democracy at http://www.mich.com/~donald > >- - - - - - - - - - - - -

ASSENT: Proposed FAQ title

1997-03-03 Thread John De Lasaux
e >just creates a title for the document. Perhaps it will pass easily, perhaps >not. We'll see... > >Mike S >End Commentary. > > > John De Lasaux "Truth is to a politician as sunlight is to a vampire."

ASSENT: FAQ Section Headings

1997-03-03 Thread John De Lasaux
n headings to the FAQ: > >INTRODUCTION >DEFINITIONS OF TERMS >GENERAL QUESTIONS > >Proposal End. > >The deadline for this proposal is 2AM PST (California time) on March 10. > >Commentary: >This proposal delineates several major subsections for the FAQ. (Other >subsect

Newbie on this list

1997-01-12 Thread John De Lasaux
I'm a Newbie to the idea that there is a whole world of acedemics out there mulling over the mathematics of elections. Is there some Web Site where I could get the basics of the math under my belt? John De Lasaux "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work wi