Dear Eric, you wrote:
> If two or more pairwise defeats have an equal strength and the > margins are also equal, they are considered to be equivalent. > Starting with the strongest defeat, consider each defeat in > sequence with previously kept defeats, if any. If two or more > defeats are equivalent, those defeats are considered together > with previously kept defeats, if any. If any defeat under > consideration is apart of a cycle, it is rejected. If any defeat > under consideration is not apart of a cycle, it is kept. Suppose AB and CD have the same strength. Suppose (a) locking only AB would not create a directed cycle with already locked pairwise defeats, (b) locking only CD would not create a directed cycle with already locked pairwise defeats, but (c) locking both AB and CD simultaneously would create a directed cycle with already locked pairwise defeats. Then I fear that your formulation could mistakenly be interpreted in such a manner as if both pairwise defeats were rejected. Markus Schulze ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
