Jimmy Wales wrote
Mindspillage is Mindspillage. We all know and love her.
Is anyone making a book on this? I have assumed all along that Eloquence (Erik) was favourite, Mindspillage (Kat) was second favourite, and about 8-1 bar these two. Of course if I thought that was all there was to it, I wouldn't be standing.
I don't suppose Jimbo wants campaigning here on wiki-en. Worth pointing out something about the issue that has been raised of effectiveness. It's a committee (pas comme tous les autres, but a committee); and committees do a lot to level the playing field, between age and guile, and youth-beauty-and-enthusiasm.
Charles
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On 9/16/06, charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com wrote:
Jimmy Wales wrote
Mindspillage is Mindspillage. We all know and love her.
Is anyone making a book on this? I have assumed all along that Eloquence (Erik) was >favourite, Mindspillage (Kat) was second favourite, and about 8-1 bar these two.
I don't know the constituencies as well as I would like and I don't know exactly how people are using the voting system.
If they were using it as it was meant to be used then probably Mindspillage. If it was used the way it was used last year then it becomes harder to predict.
From what I do know of the constituencies the en crowd is vital. If
you don't have their active support you are very unlikely to get very far.
At this stage based on the limited data I have Mindspillage seems to be the most likely winner.
On 16 Sep 2006, at 14:13, geni wrote:
I don't know the constituencies as well as I would like and I don't know exactly how people are using the voting system.
If they were using it as it was meant to be used then probably Mindspillage. If it was used the way it was used last year then it becomes harder to predict.
I was going to raise the question of why we are voting using this strange system. STV gives much more interesting results and it prevents one big block getting all the seats, and it also prevents splitting a vote.
On 9/16/06, Stephen Streater sbstreater@mac.com wrote:
I was going to raise the question of why we are voting using this strange system. STV gives much more interesting results and it prevents one big block getting all the seats, and it also prevents splitting a vote.
There is only a single seat. the system we are useing in theory should elect the least least popular candidate. If everyone acts rationaly (figure out who you can't stand then vorte for everyone else) then you should should end up with a canaditate acceptable to the majority even if they were no ones first choice. Plus it is simple to follow.
On 16 Sep 2006, at 13:53, charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com wrote:
Jimmy Wales wrote
Mindspillage is Mindspillage. We all know and love her.
Is anyone making a book on this? I have assumed all along that Eloquence (Erik) was favourite, Mindspillage (Kat) was second favourite, and about 8-1 bar these two. Of course if I thought that was all there was to it, I wouldn't be standing.
I don't suppose Jimbo wants campaigning here on wiki-en. Worth pointing out something about the issue that has been raised of effectiveness. It's a committee (pas comme tous les autres, but a committee); and committees do a lot to level the playing field, between age and guile, and youth-beauty-and-enthusiasm.
You were on my yes list as well, partly because I came across you an a little frequented talk page of a common friend. In such a big place, it's quite pleasant to potentially meet someone in Real Life.