[EM] Declaration; are you ready to sign?

[Richard Fobes]

The actual document contains links to the Wikipedia articles (along with 
lots of nice formatting, etc.).  This version is text-only.

Perhaps we should post the actual formatted (with-links) declaration on 
the electorama wiki?  This would require protecting the document from 
being modified.  And perhaps we can create a separate (unlocked) page on 
which election-reform advocates can add their signatures, then 
periodically someone can transfer new signatures to the locked 
declaration page.  We also need to post a PDF version somewhere online. 
  The current Google Docs version cannot be viewed without logging into 
a Google account.  Suggestions ...?

I hope to have time to improve the "Condorcet method" Wikipedia article, 
yet any assistance is welcome.  Whoever posted the complaint about a 
lack of references doesn't seem to have followed the links that go to 
the full separate version-specific articles.  Someone else on this list 
besides known Condorcet advocates (particularly Markus Schulze and 
myself) may be able to remove that message (or at least move it to the 
section that contains IRV comparison claims) after commenting in the 
discussion page that academic references are provided in the 
version-specific articles.

Peter, thank you for your continued feedback about this declaration.

Richard Fobes



On 10/1/2011 1:05 PM, Peter Zbornik wrote:
> Hi Richard and Jameson,
>
> thanks for the great work on the Declaration.
>
> Just one question:
> Wouldn''t it be a good idea to add shortcuts to the relevant articles?
>
> I.e. change the following text in the Declaration:
>
> "The following Wikipedia articles provide detailed descriptions,
> characteristics, and comparisons of our supported methods:
>
> * Voting system
> * Approval voting
> * Condorcet method
> * Majority Judgment
> * Range voting"
>
> to:
>
> "The following Wikipedia articles provide detailed descriptions,
> characteristics, and comparisons of our supported methods:
>
> * Voting system <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_system>
> * Approval voting <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approval_voting>
> * Condorcet method <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condorcet_method>
> * Majority Judgment <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority_Judgment>
> * Range voting <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_voting>".
>
> Nota bene: The wikipedia entries for Condorcet method and Range voting
> have some question marks in the beginning of the article concerning the
> quality of the text (references to primary sources, article may need to
> be rewritten entirely, additional citations needed).
>
> I guess that there are no better articles (peer-reviewed etc) out there
> on these two election methods?
> Maybe someone could opt to improve the quality of the Wikipedia
> articles, now when they are part of the Declaration?
>
> Best regards
> Peter Zborník
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 7:10 PM, Richard Fobes
> <ElectionMethods at votefair.org <mailto:ElectionMethods at votefair.org>> wrote:
>  > Here is the latest version of our declaration.  If you are ready to
> sign it,
>  > just supply your signature in the specified format, and Jameson Quinn or
>  > Richard Fobes will add your signature.
>  > ...