<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks to Andy, Forest & Rob, for answering my questions, and making XA more understandable & straightforward. <br><br></div>Michael Ossipodf<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 7:51 PM, Rob LeGrand <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:honky98@gmail.com" target="_blank">honky98@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">Michael Ossipoff wrote:<br>
> "With XA, when you assign a number, it isn't just a merit-rating.<br>
> "If you write ".9" next to a candidate's name, you're saying that you want<br>
> for .......to........"<br>
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</span>Here's my attempt:<br>
<br>
You have 1 point that will be given to or withheld from each candidate,<br>
fully or partially. If you assign a candidate a rating of x, your 1 point<br>
is given to or withheld from the candidate in whichever way makes their<br>
final average closest to x.<br>
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--<br>
Rob LeGrand<br>
<a href="mailto:rob@approvalvoting.org">rob@approvalvoting.org</a><br>
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