On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 08:42, Owen DeLong <[email protected]> wrote: > Since the poll is a straight yes/no option with no preference, I will > express my preference here.
I considered using the Condorcet method [1] (modified for NotA), but as past experience has shown that people get easily confused by it, I decided to create a "plain" poll, instead. > While I find the term quibble fun and > amusing, I think hextet is a far more useful term because it does not > have the overloaded human semantics that come with quibble. To be completely honest, while I did know the term, I had forgotten about it. This is part of the reason why I am seeking a wider audience. I'll add this consideration to the draft. I agree that this might be (not has to be) a deal breaker. > I'm sorry to quibble with the majority here, but, in this case, I think > we have enough problems with ambiguous terminology in > networking and this opportunity to avoid creating one more should > not be missed. Agreed. OTOH, Hextet is not technically correct while appearing to be so. Thanks a lot, Richard [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condorcet_method
