DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal

2015-07-16 Thread Ørjan Johansen
On Wed, 15 Jul 2015, omd wrote: (d) If the valid options are ordered lists of preferences, the outcome is decided using instant-runoff voting. In case of a tie at any stage during the instant runoff, the vote collector CAN and must, in the announcement of the

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: Patent Titles Are Forever

2015-07-16 Thread tannerswett
My gut reaction is AGAINST; ratification of an incorrect document was how I shed my Champion title after an unwanted win. —the Warrigal

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Real proposal: The Resistance

2015-07-16 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Wed, 15 Jul 2015, Tanner Swett wrote: > By the way, should I retract this proposal and resubmit it with a > clause installing me? I mean, I'm planning to take the office anyway. I'll take your word for it this time... but I'm watching you... :P

DIS: archives?

2015-07-16 Thread Kerim Aydin
Hey omd, been getting 404s on the agoranomic archives for the past couple days... -G.

Re: DIS: archives?

2015-07-16 Thread omd
On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > Hey omd, been getting 404s on the agoranomic archives for the > past couple days... -G. I think it's actually since yesterday, when I switched webservers... I tested http://agoranomic.org, but forgot the list stuff. Should be fixed now.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal

2015-07-16 Thread omd
On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 6:15 AM, Ørjan Johansen wrote: > I thought (and Wikipedia agrees) that IRV stages without a majority winner > (which includes any with a top tie) choose (one or more) losers, not a > winner. Ah, yes. Thinko.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal

2015-07-16 Thread Sean Hunt
On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 2:10 PM, omd wrote: > On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 6:15 AM, Ørjan Johansen wrote: >> I thought (and Wikipedia agrees) that IRV stages without a majority winner >> (which includes any with a top tie) choose (one or more) losers, not a >> winner. > > Ah, yes. Thinko. > Honestly

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal

2015-07-16 Thread Sean Hunt
On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 2:22 PM, omd wrote: > (d) If the valid options are ordered lists of preferences, the > outcome is decided using instant-runoff voting. In case > multiple valid preferences tie for the lowest number of > votes at any stage, the vote colle

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal

2015-07-16 Thread omd
On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 2:25 PM, Sean Hunt wrote: > On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 2:22 PM, omd wrote: >> (d) If the valid options are ordered lists of preferences, the >> outcome is decided using instant-runoff voting. In case >> multiple valid preferences tie for the lowest

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Spending power

2015-07-16 Thread Luis Ressel
On Thu, 16 Jul 2015 16:41:23 -0400 Sean Hunt wrote: > On Jul 16, 2015 16:40, "Luis Ressel" wrote: > > > > Player Used spending power (this week) total spending power > > > > ais523 12 > > aranea 58 > >

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal

2015-07-16 Thread Tanner Swett
I don't like the lack of encapsulation here. Under this proposal: Rules 2154 and 2444 say "The valid options are ordered lists of one or more valid preference." Rule 955 says "If the valid options are ordered lists of preferences, [instant runoff stuff happens]." I think this would be better: R

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal

2015-07-16 Thread Tanner Swett
Also, has Agora tried approval voting lately? I think it's snazzy. —the Warrigal

DIS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 7763-7771

2015-07-16 Thread Tanner Swett
I vote: > 7763* scshunt 1.0 Official References AGAINST; this seems like it doesn't accomplish anything at all > 7764* scshunt 1.0 Prime Ministerial Perks FOR > 7765* scshunt 2.0 Centralization FOR > 7766* scshunt 1.0 Timelines Conditional: FOR if ais523's vote i

DIS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 7763-7771

2015-07-16 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 16 Jul 2015, Luis Ressel wrote: > I hereby distribute each listed proposal, initiating the Agoran > Decision of whether to adopt it. For this decision, the vote collector > is the Assessor, and the valid options are FOR and AGAINST (PRESENT is > also a valid vote). Could you be a little