stodol@freja.diku.dk (David Stodolsky) (11/15/89)
In <6817@ficc.uu.net> peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) said: >In article <1989Nov2.025812.907@NCoast.ORG> allbery@ncoast.ORG (Brandon >S. Allbery) writes: >> You will have noted that the proposed voting mechanism is STV. > >No, it's not. > >What is this, now every possible alternate voting method is going to be >referred to as "Single Transferrable Vote"? > >It is a single vote method, but that vote is not transferrable. > >Under a Single Transferrable Vote System, the vote would look something like >this: > > [ ] sci.groupware > [ ] comp.groupware > [ ] no group > >The ballot, filled out, would look like this: > > [3] sci.groupware > [1] comp.groupware > [2] no group > > In the *.groupware format this would be: cns In the Call for Votes it says: >Since doubt remains about the preferred name for the group, a single >transferable vote procedure is being used. This means you rank each choice >that you approve of, with your most preferred choice first. I have also gotten no votes for not calling for discussion, while in the Call for Votes it says: >For a summary of discussion about the proposed newsgroup, see the accompanying >post, "Sci.groupware discussion summary", in news.groups. > >Some delay between the discussion and the call for votes has resulted due to >the new procedures being used and technical difficulties. I am beginning to wonder if people (who vote or post responses) read the Call for Votes. f o d d e r -- David S. Stodolsky, PhD Routing: <@uunet.uu.net:stodol@diku.dk> Department of Psychology Internet: <stodol@diku.dk> Copenhagen Univ., Njalsg. 88 Voice + 45 31 58 48 86 DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark Fax. + 45 31 54 32 11
peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) (11/17/89)
You're right. I apologise. I was confused by the somewhat unconventional method of indicating ones choices. -- `-_-' Peter da Silva <peter@ficc.uu.net> <peter@sugar.hackercorp.com>. 'U` -------------- +1 713 274 5180. "vi is bad because it didn't work after I put jelly in my keyboard." -- Jeffrey W Percival (jwp@larry.sal.wisc.edu)