[MG] Setting up a prize - try a vote cycle?

[Thomas von der Elbe]

Here is the our vote-cycle:

http://u.zelea.com:8080/v/w/Votespace?p=G!p!prz

it behaves a bit strange, but shows it all correctly! :-)

Thomas


On Wed, 04 May 2011 5:25, Michael Allan wrote:
> A possible experiment: I just voted for Matteo:
> http://u.zelea.com:8080/v/w/Votespace?u=Matteomartini72-YahooCom&p=G!p!prz
> If Thomas votes for me, then we'll have a cycle of 3 candidates.  For
> the cycle to hold together, the candidates would have to obey these
> rules of thumb:
>
>   1. a) Never withdraw your vote (unvote).
>      b) If your candidate breaks rule 1a, then vote around him.
>      c) If your candidate breaks rule 1b, then vote around him.
>         etc.
>
> What would happen, do you think?
>
>
> Here's how vote cycles work: the pair of diagrams below shows a cycle
> of 6 candidates (C-H) with 2 outside voters (V,W).  Vote flow is
> clockwise.  The total number of votes cast is 8.  Each candidate
> receives 7 votes, which is one less than the total cast.  He does not
> receive his own vote.
>
>    (V)---(C)             (0)---(7)
>        /     \   (W)         /     \   (0)
>      (H)     (D) /         (7)     (7) /      |
>       |       | /           |       | /       | vote flow
>      (G)     (E)           (7)     (7)        V
>        \     /               \     /
>          (F)                   (7)
>
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