The Syndicate

Roxy wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

Golden wrote:Llama clearly votes for the Bull Moose party on that analysis.

I just think the 1912 presidential election is a potent example.

Just like I think the 2000 presidential election is a potent example.

Hiya G [/quote]

It is, actually. That's good point. Ralph Nader split the vote, which wouldn't have happened with weighted voting.

Epignosis wrote:I have elected to vote for weighted votes, largely from remembering the experience that two of the games I voted for I wanted to play sooner than the other two.

I would also suggest that *two* mods (rather than one) keep independent spreadsheets of the votes. That way, they can make sure their numbers match before the order of the games is established.

I volunteer to be one of the two.

Golden wrote:Llama clearly votes for the Bull Moose party on that analysis.

I just think the 1912 presidential election is a potent example.

Roxy wrote:Voted 1=1 bc why fix what ain't broke?

I would argue that it is broke because more preferred games are getting played after less preferred games under the current voting system.

I've done this elsewhere, but it bears repeating.

Suppose there are three games in the poll: Republican Mafia, Bull Moose Mafia, and Democratic Mafia.

Suppose there are three voters: Teddy, Willly, and Woody.

Teddy's preferences look like this: Republican>Bull Moose>Democratic.
Willy's look just the same.

Woody's preferences are: Democratic>Bull Moose>Republican.

Under the 1=1 system, Republican gets 2 votes, Democratic gets 1 vote, and Bull Moose gets no votes, so the order of the games is as follows:
1. Republican Mafia
2. Democratic Mafia
3. Bull Moose Mafia

Even though two out of three people preferred Bull Moose to Democratic, it gets played last. If we used the weighted voting, however, the scores would look like this.

Republican - 7 points
Bull Moose - 6 points
Democratic - 5 points

And the game list would more accurately reflect the preferences of the group. This is why I favor the weighted vote approach.

S~V~S wrote:Punch & Pie

But my side has a free hat.

S~V~S wrote:I voted for 1=1, since that prevents the Clique effect. especially in a small voting pool. It just seems more fair to me.

You're the reason Woodrow Wilson was president.

I voted for weighted, because it more accurately reflects the preferences of the electorate, and prevents the third party spoiler effect.