Cardinal Ratings == Range Voting? (Re: [EM] Cardinal Ratings vs. Approval Voting (vs. IRV))

[Rob Lanphier]

Bill Lewis Clark wrote:

>I want to call into question the claim that Cardinal Ratings (CR) is
>strategically equivalent to Approval Voting (AV.)  
>
Is "Cardinal Ratings" the same as "Range Voting" described here:
http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_voting

My reading is that it is.  If so, it'd be great to document this on 
Wikipedia.  If not, then an article for use on Wikipedia would be 
appreciated.

Thanks
Rob