I'd said: "But then, why not make that goal explicit? Instead of dividing along the shortest crossing line that halves the district, why not choose the halving division so that it minimizes either the maximum or the sum of the two resulting subregions?"
I meant "...minimizes either the maximum or the sum of the _diameters of_ the two resulting subregions. So here is what I meant to say, in its entirety: "But then, why not make that goal explicit? Instead of dividing along the shortest crossing line that halves the district, why not choose the halving division so that it minimizes either the maximum or the sum of the _diameters of_ the two resulting subregions?" Mike Ossipoff ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
