What did you think a "simple majority" meant at the time you voted?
Choice 1: An option which recieves more than 50 % of the vote wins.
Choice 2: Whichever option has the most votes wins
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Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier
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Sophia Brooks - Mar 04, 2003 3:07:03 pm PST #6791 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
§ ita § - Mar 04, 2003 3:07:19 pm PST #6792 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Wait -- what if everyone who voted for a simple majority thought it was a) and everyone who voted against thought it was b)?
John H - Mar 04, 2003 3:08:18 pm PST #6793 of 10001
Thanks Sophia, but do we even need to remind people that there may be three or more choices?
Are we obliged to do that, because it won't occur to people that it (possibly) changes things?
Sophia Brooks - Mar 04, 2003 3:08:28 pm PST #6794 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Oh my Gosh, ita.
Hmmm. Are we only polling the yes votes?
Connie Neil - Mar 04, 2003 3:09:16 pm PST #6795 of 10001
brillig
I like Sophia's ballot.
Nutty - Mar 04, 2003 3:10:13 pm PST #6796 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Yay, Sophia, for climbing through the last 500 posts with the thing we were debating still intact! Is this the final text of the ballot question?
Not that I ever saw any ambiguity in what "simple majority" means (I take it to mean 50%+), but I did look it up in the dictionary and I can see where the ambiguity comes from. I just don't need to think very hard before I vote. Hopefully, that's the same for other people too.
Sean K - Mar 04, 2003 3:10:39 pm PST #6797 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Bureaucracy 2: It's The New Natter
Nah, COMM is the new Natter, my current natter here notwithstanding.
Personally, I think we should go with Bureaucracy 2: Dada as government.
Lyra Jane - Mar 04, 2003 3:13:43 pm PST #6798 of 10001
Up with the sun
The thing is, the ballot didn't ask about "50%+1" vs. plurality. It asked about a supermajority, such as 60% vs. "a majority." I probably assumed that if there were 3+ choices, the one with the most votes would win, but I don't think it's a question voters necssarily asked themselves -- I know I didn't.
Jon B. - Mar 04, 2003 3:13:44 pm PST #6799 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Choice 1: An option which recieves more than 50 % of the vote wins.
Are we ignoring questions with more three or more options for now and addressing that issue later? Because this could easily be interpreted to mean that if there are five options and nothing gets 50%, then the vote fails and we can't talk about the issue for x months.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 04, 2003 3:14:05 pm PST #6800 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
John--
I think whether we remind people about the more than three option depends on if this is a poll to see what we meant at the time, open only to the people who voted , or a re-vote which is open to everyone. If it is a re-vote, we have to be very specific about implications.