Dear Markus-- Like every BC-complying method, Tideman(wv) will never choose outside the Schwartz set when there are no pairwise ties or equal defeats. So, for the purpose of public elections, Tideman(wv) doesn't choose outside the Schwartz set, and so, for the purpose of a public proposal, Tideman has no fault in that regard. *** The fact that it can do so in small committee votes counts against it, in comparison to Schulze's method, but that doesn't mean that it counts decisively against it for small committees. Schulze vs Tideman(wv) for small committee votes is an open issue, with different considerations favoring both methods. Mike Ossipoff ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
