On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 10:44:09PM -0700, John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
> so: the need to get seconds (normally, 5) is in no way, shape, or form a
> reflection of the vote tallying method.
That's a non-sensical claim. The current system is exactly equivalent
to having a ballot that consists of any proposal anyone makes ever, eg:
,--------- Do you second? Y/N
| ,---- Ranking
| |
V V
[ ] [ ] Option A
[ ] [ ] Option B
[ ] [ ] Option C
[ ] [ ] Option D
.
.
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--- [ ] Further Discussion
and adding the rule that if less than 5 people mark a "Y" for each option
in the first column, it's removed from consideration. The difference is
in the annoyance when managing the vote, not in the final outcome; which
is to say that whether seconding is a detail of the tallying mechanism
is purely an implementation detail.
Cheers,
aj
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