Re: [EM] name of multi-winner method

2008-11-16 Thread Kristofer Munsterhjelm
Jobst Heitzig wrote: Dear folks, I forgot the name of the following multi-winner method: 1. Each candidate ranks all candidates, herself on top. 2. Each voter votes for one candidate. 3. The candidate who holds the smallest number of votes is excluded and her votes are transfered to the next

Re: [EM] name of multi-winner method

2008-11-16 Thread Diego Santos
I think this method is Warren Smith's multiwinner poorest firstasset voting with predefined lists. 2008/11/16 Jobst Heitzig [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Kristofer, That's just the multiwinner adaptation of IRV. I don't think so! The point is that the *candidates* provide the ranking from which

[EM] Wiki on Electorama no longer maintained?

2008-11-16 Thread Jobst Heitzig
Does anybody know why the wiki on www.electorama.com is still not working properly? Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info

Re: [EM] name of multi-winner method

2008-11-16 Thread Jobst Heitzig
Of course! Thank you very much. I was not aware of the poorest first variant and thought that asset voting always involves a negotiation after the voting. So, it could be called automatic bottom-up asset voting or so... Diego Santos schrieb: I think this method is Warren Smith's multiwinner

Re: [EM] name of multi-winner method

2008-11-16 Thread Juho Laatu
--- On Sun, 16/11/08, Jobst Heitzig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What I want with this method is a maximally simple multi-winner method that does not rely on lists but is focussed on individual candidates and that makes sure that all large-enough minorities are represented. It is not important