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Subject: Re: Yes, good idea.

Author: Roger

Date: 11:08:35 01/23/00

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On January 23, 2000 at 04:55:56, stuart taylor wrote:

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>>On the surface, this type of thing sounds good, but it does not work.
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>>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.
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>>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).
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>>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.
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>>I think I would prefer people with differing platforms than people who very few
>>people vote in.
>>
>>KarinsDad :)
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> 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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