Thank you for this. From my viewpoint your explanation (with which I agree) is a strong arugment for STV. Doug
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 1:04 AM, WereSpielChequers <[email protected]> wrote: > > Re Andrew's request for "a clear statement setting out the reasons for the > change". > > The difference between STV and a majoritarian system is that if you have a > community where factions have emerged then STV ensures that all significant > factions can see someone elected who they approve of. By contrast a > majoritarian system is by its nature winner takes all and you can have a > result where everyone associated with > a particular significant viewpoint is not elected. If you are confident that > you will be in the majority then it may seem logical to support a > majoritarian system. If you aren't sure if you'd be in the majority then it > makes sense to support a system such as STV. If you are somewhat irritated > by the bickering and want a representative board with the most sensible > people regardless of their stance on certain controversies then you > desperately need a system such as STV. If in a divided organisation a narrow > majority gets a clean sweep in the elections for the committee it is very > difficult if not impossible for the resulting committee to reunite the > organisation and defuse tensions. > > > WSC > > > > On 29 September 2012 21:55, Andrew Turvey <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> On a different note... >> >> Regarding the switch from approval voting to STV (or whatever) what I >> think is missing the most is a clear statement setting out the reasons for >> the change (i.e. what's broken and how would this change fix it). >> >> I've also suggested a tweak to the EGM motion on the page (hope this is ok >> to do there) >> >> Lastly, we could do with pencilling in a date for the EGM - how about >> coinciding with the board meeting 9-10 February 2013 - and aim to do it by >> electronic voting as much as possible. >> >> Regards, >> >> Andrew >> >> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:26 PM, James Farrar <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> OK, here's a very quick first draft of the motion and election rules for >>> STV. >>> >>> >>> http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:LondonStatto/Proposed_EGM_Motion_on_Voting_System >>> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > -- Doug Weller http://www.ramtops.co.uk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
