Re: [Election-Methods] RE : Re: RE : Re: rcv ala tournament

2007-12-30 Thread Juho
Yes, I'm to some extent comparing apples to oranges, but I think the Approval strategies are also not quite "complete" since they rely on some estimate on how others are going to vote and that estimate is in real life always unreliable and incomplete. The Approval strategies that regular vo

[Election-Methods] RE : Re: RE : Re: rcv ala tournament

2007-12-30 Thread Kevin Venzke
Juho, --- Juho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > >> Approval is simple only if you find it convenient to ignore such > >> questions > >> as "how should a voter vote to best > >> pursue his interests?" If you happen to include such things in the > >> equation, Approval mind-blowingly complex. > > >

Re: [Election-Methods] RE : Re: RE : Re: rcv ala tournament

2007-12-30 Thread rob brown
On Dec 29, 2007 6:30 PM, Kevin Venzke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rob, > > --- rob brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit: > > > I can't think of any (serious) method with more straight-forward > > strategy > > > than Approval. > > > > Please elaborate. Seems to me that the optimum strategy of Approv

[Election-Methods] RE : Re: RE : Re: rcv ala tournament

2007-12-29 Thread Kevin Venzke
Rob, --- rob brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > > I can't think of any (serious) method with more straight-forward > strategy > > than Approval. > > Please elaborate. Seems to me that the optimum strategy of Approval > involves guessing how others will vote. And guessing how others will > vo