[EM] Responses to some of Forest's ideas

[Forest Simmons]

On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Rob LeGrand wrote:

> Forest wrote:
> > 3. It eliminates the occasional low utility Condorcet Winner.
> 
> I question the advantage of this . . . advantage.  ("Allow myself to introduce
> . . . myself.")


Here's an example of this (zero info):

45 A >> B > C
45 C >> B > A
2  C > A >> B
4  B > A >> C
4  B > C >> A


B is the low utility CW that gets eliminated, having only 8 percent
approval. Demorep's method gives C the win because it is the CW among the
candidates satisfying the minimum approval standard. 


Does it bother you that after the results are announced, the first faction
(A's supporters) might regret not having (insincerely) approved B ?

Forest