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Subject: Re: Yes, good idea.

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 01:55:56 01/23/00

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>
>On the surface, this type of thing sounds good, but it does not work.
>
>For example, say you have "two camps" as you state above. Most people in camp
>one will vote for their favorite person and against their least favorite person.
>The same will happen in camp two.
>
>Hence, the person who would have received a 60% support suddenly gets 15% of the
>votes. Another person who would have gotten a 55% support suddenly also gets 15%
>of the votes (since these are the two big candidates from opposing camps, they
>also get the majority of negative votes).
>
>And hence, instead of these two individuals (who may be perfectly fine
>candidates with different platforms) end up in 5th and 6th place respectively
>and three other people with a 20% to a 35% support end up as moderators.
>
>I think I would prefer people with differing platforms than people who very few
>people vote in.
>
>KarinsDad :)

 I agree, and I consider it highly unlikely that a vulgur person would be
voted in anyway.S.T.



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