[EM] RE : The list's complete rejection of the poll

[Juho]

Few thoughts about wiki and public voting:
- I guess people will be more "mainstream" when their votes can be  
seen by others => extreme groups that are not generally liked (in the  
media, by friends etc.) will get less support
- Some voters don't want to state their opinion in public at all  
(strong tradition in many places)
- Public votes with information on who voted what may make voters  
less strategical => methods like Range may perform better (more  
utility oriented) that they otherwise would
- I guess also emails are quite public and reveal one's opinions  
either to the list or to the vote counter

Juho

On Feb 20, 2007, at 18:59 , Michael Ossipoff wrote:

>> Mike,
>
>> I guess a wiki would be the best way to do the poll then... The votes
>> could be posted in a single place, changed at will, and discussed  
>> on a
>> talk page.
>
> I reply:
>
> ...changed at will is the part that I don't quite like. I've never
> understood the appeal of a wiki, where what you send might be  
> different next
> time you look. I suppose people might be honorable enough not to  
> change
> other people's ballots or comments, and, if that's so, it would be  
> workable.
>
> Anyway, as always with voting systems, my purpose is to do my part,  
> and I
> did so when I posted the poll.
>
> Mike Ossipoff
>
>
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