Re: GRs, irrelevant amendments, and insincere voting

[Anthony DeRobertis <asd@suespammers.org>]

On Nov 1, 2003, at 15:24, Branden Robinson wrote:
> > However, even so, that means (given):
> >
> > 	Option A: strike SC 5
> > 	Option B: trivial, editorial change
> > 	Option C: A + B
> > 	Option D: Further Discussion
> >
> > we're going to get the 'activists' voting CABD and the insecure voting
> > BCAD.
>
> No, they might vote BACD because this sorts the substantive options in
> increasing order of disruption to the Social Contract.  It is 
> irrational
> to rank A above C if you're trying to be "conservative" (but not so
> conservative that you rank D first, saying "damn all changes")?

Yes. If you don't want it to change, you vote D. If you don't want it 
to change much, you vote BD.