[EM] Has this idea been considered?

[Kristofer Munsterhjelm]

Jameson Quinn wrote:
> First, I'd ask people on this list to please stop discussing tax policy 
> here. It's not the place for it.
>  
> 
>     (What happened to that idea of finding a compromise method that
>     everybody on EM could support? Did the idea get sidetracked by SODA?)
> 
> 
> More or less. My impression was that we had agreed that a statement 
> should explain and support no more than two simple methods, and mention 
> as good a broad range - as many as could get broad acceptance. For the 
> simple methods, it seemed that people were leaning towards 
> (Condorcet//Approval or Minimax/WV) plus (Approval or SODA). For the 
> "generally agreed as improvements", I think we could get consensus that 
> the aforementioned ones plus MJ, Range, and a catch-all "condorcet 
> methods" (since in practice they are unlikely to differ), would all be 
> improvements over plurality.
> 
> So, I guess the question is: is there anyone who would support Approval 
> but not SODA? Respond in text. Also, I made a poll on betterpolls - go 
> vote. http://betterpolls.com/v/1425

After a fashion. SODA may be a good method in a vacuum, but it's also 
very new and has no precedent at all (apart from its components). Thus, 
mentioning it in a practical proposal could run the risk of making it 
seem left-field and thus the rest of our suggestions appear less serious.