[EM] Does MAM use the Copeland method?
Paul Kislanko
kislanko at airmail.net
Wed Oct 6 15:33:11 PDT 2004
I was only asking for an answer to one question. Y'all kept changing the
subject and attacking me.
Good luck with your proposals - by attacking your prospective friends and
calling your opponents names you will make plurality permanent.
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> [mailto:election-methods-electorama.com-bounces at electorama.com
> ] On Behalf Of Eric Gorr
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 5:19 PM
> To: election-methods at electorama.com
> Subject: Re: [EM] Does MAM use the Copeland method?
>
> 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.
>
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