[EM] Does MAM use the Copeland method?

[Eric Gorr]

At 2:43 PM -0700 10/6/04, Dr. Ernie Prabhakar wrote:
>Paul, I don't think anyone is saying you 'must' support MAM, or that 
>everyone will like it.  If so, I agree that's silly.
>
>I think the statement being made is that -- even given an unusual 
>series of cyclic ties like this -- MAM gives an outcome least 
>objectionable to the greatest number of people.  Not 
>unobjectionable, just least objectionable.

Well said!

>The question I am curious about is whether you can think of a 
>*better* system that would be more acceptable, or whether you just 
>dislike the fact that MAM isn't perfect?

Good question.