[EM] Sincere methods

[Gervase Lam]

> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 00:01:02 +0200
> From: Juho Laatu
> Subject: Re: [EM] Sincere methods

> On Mar 24, 2005, at 03:00, Gervase Lam wrote:

> > If you want something a bit more strategic resistant, Reynaud(Margins)
> > might be a good step up.

> Should I thus read your comment so that you see MinMax (margins) as a
> sincere method (the best one, or just one good sincere method) whose
> weaknesses with strategic voting can best be patched by using Raynaud
> (Margins)?

Roughly speaking yes, but not exactly.  If you think Margins is an 
important way to measure closeness to being a Condorcet Winner, then 
Raynaud(Margins) might be the next best thing.  I cannot think of any 
other reasonable Margins method.

Of course, if you are willing to move away from Margins, there are other 
more simple pairwise methods around that are reasonably 'strategic 
resistant'.

Thanks,
Gervase.