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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