On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Zefram wrote: >> the tally of votes need only include a count of up to N valid >> ballots other than the initiator's if the initiator's implicit >> support is a valid ballot, or N+1 valid ballots if it is not, >> even if there are more. > > I don't think the "up to N valid ballots" is what you really intend, > and it's definitely unclear. How about > > the tally of votes only needs to include N+1 valid votes if there > are more, or all valid votes if there are not.
I think you misunderstand my intent (meaning that yes, the wording is poor). The initiator should not be required to report eir own support, it's a common mistake and annoyance. So if eir support is a valid vote, e only need report N other votes. If eir support isn't valid (e's a second-class person) then e need report N+1. The "all valid votes" is a pointless clause, if e doesn't have the votes, e doesn't report the decision. -Goethe
