Re: [EM] Voting reform statement - new draft, please give opinions

2011-08-19 Thread Michael Allan
One possible obstacle to participation (and to agreement) is the sheer size of the text. I once formulated a laconic rule of thumb to address this kind of problem. It states: [1] Limit the consensus draft to 10 words per voter [or signatory]. In our case, and depending on how we tallied the

Re: [EM] Voting reform statement - new draft, please give opinions

2011-08-19 Thread Jonathan Lundell
On Aug 19, 2011, at 9:22 AM, Jameson Quinn wrote: Re: 10 words per signatory. I don't think I should be the one to judge. What do other people think? If people like things short, I've suggested an extra 15 or 20 words below. JQ 2011/8/19 Michael Allan m...@zelea.com One possible

Re: [EM] Voting reform statement - new draft, please give opinions

2011-08-19 Thread Michael Allan
Jonathan Lundell wrote: And re the word count: I think it's important to list the criteria by which plurality has big problems and approval et al solve most of them, instead of making the naked claim. If you were to formally sign on, then we'd have an additional 10 words to qualify the claims.