Author: Roger
Date: 11:08:35 01/23/00
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On January 23, 2000 at 04:55:56, stuart taylor wrote: > > >>> >> >>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. It doesn't have anything to do with vulgarity...it has to do with a procedure that allows the best FIT between the people and their representatives. Roger
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