As I said in the subject line, I'm not going to waste any more time replying to Russ.
Oh, I can't wait for Mike's "non-reply"! Here it goes:
For one thing, I've already answered all of his recycled and re-used objections to wv, and to whatever else I propose.
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But I will briefly comment on Russ's advocacy of methods that combine ranking with ratings. Kevin had proposed such a method, and later Russ announced his invention of that method on EM. Later it was pointed out to Russ that that method had been proposed on EM before Russ mentioned it. But even after that, Russ continues calling it by his own name for it.
That is a despicable lie by a despicable loser. First of all, I *did* come up with RAV independently. I then searched the EM archives and discovered that it had already been suggested by Kevin back in 2003, which I stated plainly in my first message on the topic. Note, however, that Kevin apparently did not push it much at all (and still doesn't). As far as I know, he never gave it a name. Here's the relevant message:
http://listserver.dreamhost.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/2005-March/014955.html
Frankly, I think it's a shame that this forum must be fouled by the likes of Mike Ossipoff. I still remember his pathetic lies about why he dissociated himself from ElectionMethods.org. He claimed that I had modified his definitions without his approval, which was a flat-out lie. This is no different, but this time the proof that he is lying is right in the archives. You can't hide from this one, Mike. Your slimy character-assassination tactics are clear for all to see.
I'm not saying that methods that use rankings and Approval votes can't be good, but they're likely to run into the 1-person-1-vote objection that causes so many people to object to Approval. As I said, though the objection is fallacious, a large percentage of people express opposition to Approval because of it.
Stop the presses! The sage of election methods says that DMC/RAV may have some benefits!
Mike, you are absolutely and completely irrelevant to any advances in election methods. You're an amateur pedant who can't see the forest for the trees.
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