Re: DIS: proto: square root quorum

2007-05-31 Thread Zefram
Ed Murphy wrote: >I recommend specifying when NEV is measured. I think it's better to leave it dependent on when voter eligibility is measured. The two should go together. The better fix is to specify when voter eligibility is determined. > (The late

Re: DIS: proto: square root quorum

2007-05-31 Thread Ed Murphy
Zefram wrote: The quorum for an Agoran decision is ceil(sqrt(NEV)), where NEV is the number of eligible voters on that decision. I recommend specifying when NEV is measured. (The latest fix specifies beginning-of-voting-period.)

Re: DIS: proto: square root quorum

2007-05-31 Thread Zefram
More possible quorum formulae: >NEV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 >current rule 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 >ceil(sqrt(NEV)) 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 >floor(1.5*sqrt(NEV)) 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4

Re: DIS: proto: square root quorum

2007-05-31 Thread Zefram
Michael Slone wrote: >This would look better written out. Would "the ceiling of ..." be clear enough, or does it have to be a postfix "... rounded up to the next integer"? Or would fractional quorum be OK, which gives the same effect? >I can't say I support the decrease in quorum. Is it the dec

Re: DIS: proto: square root quorum

2007-05-31 Thread Michael Slone
On 5/31/07, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The quorum for an Agoran decision is ceil(sqrt(NEV)), where NEV ^^^ This would look better written out. I can't say I support the decrease in quorum. -- C. Maud Image (Michael Slone) Aww

DIS: proto: square root quorum

2007-05-31 Thread Zefram
proto-proposal: square root quorum AI: 2 {{{ Amend rule 879 by replacing the text: The quorum for an Agoran decision is one third the number of eligible voters, rounded up, with a minimum of five (unless there are fewer than five eligible voters, in which case the quorum