It's occurred to me that the words "if possible" could mean "voting Smith higher only if it's possible to do so without...".
And so I'd like to replace "if possible" with "doing so, if possible,...", in connection with changing the order of how that ballot votes the other candidates, and in connection with changing how that ballot marks other candidates. So it would read more like this: Monotonicity: If, by a certain set of ballots, Smith wins, then if we vote Smith higher, doing so, if possible, without changing the order in which we vote other candidates, and, if possible, without changing how we mark other candidates, then, after that change, Smith shouldn't lose. [end of definition] I similarly change my definition of a fixed way for John to mark the other candidates. That's my latest definition of Monotonicity and of a fixed way for John to mark the other candidates. Mike Ossipoff _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
