[EM] two more variations of MMPO

[Russ Paielli]

Russ Paielli 6049awj02-at-sneakemail.com |EMlist| wrote:

> What's with all the pairwise runoffs, you ask? Well, one thing that 
> bothers me about MMPO is that it uses no direct information about who 
> wins or loses any particular pairwise contest. Could the Condorcet loser 
> actually win? I don't know off hand, but if so, that would be a serious 
> blemish.
> 
> But even if the Condorcet Loser can't win, I am still bothered by the 
> lack of direct head-to-head win/lose competition. It's almost like 
> having a football season but not keeping track of who wins or loses any 
> particular game, and simply giving the championship to the team that 
> scores the most overall points (or allows the least overall). It just 
> doesn't seem right.

I'm not trying to spam the list, but I just thought of a more accurate 
analogy. As I said, MMPO is a bit like having a football season but not 
keeping track of who wins or loses any particular game. The championship 
then goes to the team whose maximum points against in any particular 
"game" is the lowest.

--Russ