Re: [EM] STV when applied to choosing pizza toppings

2006-11-13 Thread raphfrk
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Does anyone have any comments in reference to this critique of STV as applied to choosing three pizza toppings? The issue is whether it's fair to transfer the surplus votes from the winners before transfering votes from the losers. In PR-STV, the number of

Re: [EM] STV when applied to choosing pizza toppings

2006-11-13 Thread James Gilmour
Nathan Larson asked: Does anyone have any comments in reference to this critique of STV as applied to choosing three pizza toppings? The issue is whether it's fair to transfer the surplus votes from the winners before transferring votes from the losers. The person who wrote the

Re: [EM] STV when applied to choosing pizza toppings

2006-11-13 Thread James Gilmour
Jonathan Lundell Sent: 13 November 2006 16:27 At 11:37 AM + 11/13/06, James Gilmour wrote: Rather, STV-PR was devised to ensure that each significant point of view within the electorate was represented fairly (as expressed by the voters' responses to the candidates who had offered

[EM] STV when applied to choosing pizza toppings

2006-11-12 Thread Nathan Larson
Does anyone have any comments in reference to this critique of STV as applied to choosing three pizza toppings? The issue is whether it's fair to transfer the surplus votes from the winners before transfering votes from the losers. ---What you describe would indeed work, however Suppose the