I agree that "minmax" is not a good name. It refers maybe too much to the algorithm that can be used to seek the winner. Voters should not worry about that. And if one adds the "(margins)" part in the name gets even more complicated and algorithm oriented.
For me "minmax" and "minmax(margins)" are a quite practical names since I'm interested in the algorithmic approach but I agree that the general audience is not. Therefore public promotion campaigns might benefit of using some other name. "Simpson-Kramer" is more human oriented but a bit long. I don't know it's history. Did those guys invent the method or was it covered maybe already by Condorcet and Llull? The name gets even more complex if one adds the margins part to it => "Simpson-Kramer(margins)". If we are looking for a name for "minmax(margins)" then one could use some name that refers to the specific characteristics of that method. I sometime ago used name "Least Additional Votes" but I'm not sure if that is a good enough. Also simpler "Additional Votes" could do, or maybe "Additional Votes Method", or something on the pairwise comparisons like "Beats All" :-). Plenty of names to choose from if one needs to popularize the method. Juho On Feb 20, 2007, at 14:11 , Markus Schulze wrote: > Dear Dave Ketchum, > > you wrote (20 Feb 2007): > >> Could there be a better name than "minmax"? > > I recommend the name "Simpson-Kramer". > > Markus Schulze > > > > > ---- > election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for > list info ___________________________________________________________ Inbox full of spam? Get leading spam protection and 1GB storage with All New Yahoo! Mail. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html ---- election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
