Jan--
You wrote: ike, you're kidding, right? Not at all. You continue: On the ELECTION-METHODS mailing list, you think there would be people who would vote honestly, using less than the full range available, who would not realize that they would be giving up some voting power if they did that? I reply: No, most or all voters here would know that they're giving up voting power when they vote sincerely. But yes, I believe that some would vote sincerely. And if there's a vote on who gets kicked off the list :-) and if I'm a candidate, I don't want to win because those who like me are more honest than those who don't. Yes, it was years ago when Approval won here. But it's all we have to go on. How would we vote on how to vote, if we don't use the most recent method that won? The only other alternative, which I have nothing against, would be to use "Voter's Choice", a method that I've proposed, and which we used when we chose Approval. Voter's Choice is for voting when there's no pre-existing voting system chosen. Mike Ossipoff ---- election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
