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<DIV dir=ltr><BR>Someone wrote:<BR></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=365183600-24092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I think the "+" to show "I like B better than A even though
I ranked A=B" disingenuous and unnecessary. If you prefer one of the equally
ranked alterntatives more than the other, just don't rank them equally.
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=365183600-24092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Forest Answers:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=365183600-24092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>If Favorite B has no chance of winning, but Compromise
A could get more than 50% of the first place votes with your help, then you
are faced with a dilemma: Do I rank Compromise equal with Favorite,
or do I take the chance that Compromise may get beat by Worst C
in the second round?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=365183600-24092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>That's why the FBC cannot be satisfied when equal ranking
is not allowed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=365183600-24092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>But when you rank Compromise equal to Favorite, it is nice
to be able to indicate (say with a plus) which of these is your real favorite,
and to have your favorite be the tie breaker, not your
Compromise.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=365183600-24092005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Forest</FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>