Adam Tarr said: > Something I've been wondering about... has anyone suggested extending > the gradation in MCA beyond preferred, approved, and diapproved? For > example, why not use MCA with a A,B,C,D,F ballot? If no candidate has > a majority of A's, then check for a majority of A's and B's, then check > for a majority of A's, B's, and C's, and finally just elect the > candidate with the most A's, B's, C's, and D's.
I guess simplicity is the main reason. MCA has just enough levels to permit meaningful distinctions between favorite, compromise, and worst. It's easy to propose and implement. Graded MCA might be a little more cumbersome to implement, although I see no reason to oppose it in principle. Alex ---- For more information about this list (subscribe, unsubscribe, FAQ, etc), please see http://www.eskimo.com/~robla/em
