HI, my 2 cents to the discussion... I like the Stefano idea [1] where people can assign preferences and even understanding possible practical issues on changing the rules on the "fly", i believe that if the proposal of changing the rules meet a large consensum, it may worth to be applied.
Maxi [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulze_method On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 6:41 PM, Charles Schweik <cschw...@pubpol.umass.edu>wrote: > On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Dimitris Kotzinos <kotz...@csd.uoc.gr> > wrote: > > > I think we need first to search a bit deeper on what exactly this means, > > e.g. do we prefer someone on the board that is voted by 8 people or > someone > > strongly supported by one person with 8 votes? Of course this is an > extreme > > case scenario but demonstrates in my view that at least some more > > consideration is needed ... > > My wife is an academic who studies and teaches about nonprofit > management and governance issues. > I'm certain there is some literature "out there" on various approaches > to board election voting rules. I'll see if I can find any that > might be informative. > > Charlie Schweik > > Associate Professor > University of Massachusetts, Amherst > > Author, Internet Success: A Study of Open Source Software Commons (MIT > Press, 2012) - see http://tinyurl.com/d3e4545 > Outsmart Invasive Species project: http://masswoods.net/outsmart > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- -- Dr. Eng. Massimiliano Cannata Responsabile Area Geomatica Istituto Scienze della Terra Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana Via Trevano, c.p. 72 CH-6952 Canobbio-Lugano Tel: +41 (0)58 666 62 14 Fax +41 (0)58 666 62 09
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