On 6/16/2013 8:58 AM, Benjamin Grant wrote:
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I think my next task is to put a pause in the pursuit of different
voting systems to focus on understanding better the various criteria
(later no harm, Condorcet, etc), in much more depth, ie, what they are
each about, what it means that a system fulfills of fails one, etc.
I will post more about that shortly – let me know if I am dragging this
group to far into “voting theory kindergarten”, but I really want to
“get” all this.
The Wikipedia article "Voting System" is the most concise explanation of
voting-method criteria that I've seen. The comparison table summarizes
which methods pass or fail each criteria, it is preceded by brief
descriptions of the criteria, and you can click on the links in the
table headings to take you to details about a specific criteria. Also
you can sort the table according to any criteria.
You are not dragging this group into “voting theory kindergarten”. We
welcome anyone who makes an effort to learn about voting methods (and
who does not behave like a troll). After all, our goal is to educate
ourselves and others about what we should be doing when voters finally
wake up to the need for better voting methods, and people like you will
help us get there sooner.
Richard Fobes
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