[EM] Postpone voting-deadline till after the simulation-results?

[Michael Garman]

I oppose changing the deadline.

On Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 9:58 PM Michael Ossipoff <email9648742 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The simulation  could provide important information about the
> voting-systems—in matters that are currently mostly speculative…with most
> of the methods currently little-known at best.
>
> So then, should the voting-deadline be postponed till after the
> simulation-results for at least a few of the more popular methods?
>
> Here are 3 possibilities:
>
> 1. Status-quo, original deadline-date
>
> 2. Deadline 48 hours after results for at least a few most popular methods
>
> 3. Deadline immediately after both the initial deadline & #2 have occurred
>
> Wouldn’t no expression of opinion support #1?
>
> If there’s expression in favor of #2 or #3, & no opposition expressed,
> wouldn’t that suggest support for, & no opposition to, that alternative?
>
> …& if opposition or disagreement is expressed, wouldn’t ensuing discussion
> likely lead to a consensus?
>
> …or, if it doesn’t, might it likely show one alternative to be acceptable
> to the most people?
>
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