Hi Greg, --- En date de : Dim 19.10.08, Greg Nisbet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > I question what the behavior of AT2R has to do with the > original > topic, but here's my two cents. > > With regards to clones: > > 8 A > 7 B > 6 C > > The A vs B faceoff is correct. Moving on... > > 8 A > 8 A* > 7 B > 6 C > > A vs A* faceoff is also correct here is why. > > What you accuse of being clone-positivity is in fact > clone-neutrality. > > You cloned the best candidate in the election. How is it > unreasonable > that it should face off against itself? For one of the > A's (which > one?) to be kicked off, the method would have to be clone > negative.
If you define "best candidate" according to first round first preferences then it's unclear why you would have a runoff at all. The second method isn't clone-independent either, given the possibility that B could defeat a single A, but lose if A is cloned. Kevin Venzke __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? En finir avec le spam? Yahoo! Mail vous offre la meilleure protection possible contre les messages non sollicités http://mail.yahoo.fr Yahoo! Mail ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
