[EM] Since Score, too, can be counted by tallied rating-instances, Score dominates MJ.

Michael Ossipoff email9648742 at gmail.com
Sat Sep 8 10:30:41 PDT 2012


Jameson described an easier way to count MJ, but the same way could be
used for Score.

That is--For each rating-level, counters could tally the instances in
which a candidate receives that rating, making their work simpler,
quicker, less, and just like that of MJ.

As with MJ, the remaining work could be done later, based on the
counters' tallies.

Because Score is incomparably more briefly and simply-defined, because
most people don't know what a median is or want to hear about it,
because rating things from 1 to 10 is already universally-familiar,
because of MJ's need for elaborate tiebreaking bylaws, and because of
Score's uniquely easy SFR--Score completely dominates MJ.

I've asked people who answered that they'd accept Approval or Score,
but nothing more elaborate.

But there is only one method that is the obvious, natural, minimal
improvement on Plurality, with the easiest, simplest and most
fraud-secure count, and you know what that is--Approval.

Mike Ossipoff



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