On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Jameson Quinn jameson.qu...@gmail.comwrote:
So I think we should have a poll with various options (using the system
itself to rate the options, of course). I'll start out with some proposals
and my votes:
-IRAV: B
-Descending Approval Threshold (DAT) Voting:
It does sound like this system will have better resistance to the Chicken
Dilemma. I can support it, assuming noone finds any fatal flaws.
I've thought about the top-down vs. bottom-up question and the naming for a
while and can't form a strong opinion. Let me think about it some more.
I heard
I also report that I was talking with a progressive activist (and former
legislator) here in Arizona last year who didn't like branding of the word
majority. He was afraid it would be a turn-off to those who feel like
the wrong majority is already too dominant.
~ Andy
On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at
2013/6/15 Andy Jennings electi...@jenningsstory.com
I also report that I was talking with a progressive activist (and former
legislator) here in Arizona last year who didn't like branding of the word
majority. He was afraid it would be a turn-off to those who feel like
the wrong majority is
So. Abd and I now agree that a Bucklin system which uses just the
above-median votes to break ties is probably the best first step towards
median voting. I'd like to get the details worked out, so we can stop using
different terms (Bucklin, MJ, GMJ) and settle on a single
clearly-defined proposal.
