[EM] Why is wikipedia so biased pro-IRV?

Kathy Dopp kathy.dopp at gmail.com
Wed Feb 23 08:46:28 PST 2011


Can anyone tell me the history?  How did the wikipedia on IRV get
taken over by the proponents of IRV?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_runoff_voting

It is obvious with statements like "Using ranked preference ballots,
any number of candidates can run without "spoiling" being a factor."
and other false claims re. finding majority winners and a very light,
incomplete presentation of the flaws of IRV, and a very misleading
presentation of Robert's Rules of Order vis-a-vis IRV, that the
proponents of IRV are controlling the wikipedia on the subject.

How did that happen and who is it, the Fair[rytale] Vote crowd?, that
controls the IRV wikipedia?

I am curious as to the story.  Thank you.

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Kathy Dopp
http://electionmathematics.org
Town of Colonie, NY 12304
"One of the best ways to keep any conversation civil is to support the
discussion with true facts."

Fundamentals of Verifiable Elections
http://kathydopp.com/wordpress/?p=174

Realities Mar Instant Runoff Voting
http://electionmathematics.org/ucvAnalysis/US/RCV-IRV/InstantRunoffVotingFlaws.pdf

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http://ssrn.com/author=1451051



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