[EM] 2 precise and universally-applicable definitions of voting X over Y

Juho Laatu juho4880 at yahoo.co.uk
Sat Jan 11 13:56:27 PST 2014


On 11.1.2014, at 20.30, Michael Ossipoff <email9648742 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Because ranking X over Y can (with your hypothetical balloting-system) be done circularly, there's nothing wrong with voting X over Y to be likewise circuarly do-able.

That's fine if your definition of CD is intended to work also with this kind of circular "voting X over Y" relationships.

I also note that sincere voting X over Y thus does not mean that the voter would prefer X to Y.

Juho







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