+2 On 18 September 2012 08:43, David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 17 September 2012 23:40, James Farrar <james.far...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Frankly, I have never trusted electoral systems that rely on computers to > > the point that the votes go in, a button is pushed, and a black box > churns > > out a result. I'd be much happier with a system that can if necessary be > > recounted by hand so that there's a backup just in case. > > > +1. Oh my goodness yes. > > The Open Rights Group adopted a system that was so ridiculously geeky > ... I helped do the count for the last board election (i.e., typed the > paper votes into a spreadsheet), I wrote the guide to how the ORG > voting system works and I still don't really understand it. Don't let > geeks too near the system! Perfect is the enemy of comprehensible! > > (The votes and the software were made available for examination and > running oneself, but that's not IMO as good as a system we can > understand. But the system is specified in the ORG constitution, so > we're stuck with it. > http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2012/board-election-result ) > > > - d. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk
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