Voting algorithms

[theymos]

I normally don't like democracy, but I recently decided that a vote was the best way to determine who should moderate the Russian section in addition to LZ. So, before coding the voting page, I did some reading on voting algorithms and ultimately decided on the Majority Judgement algorithm. Do you agree that this is the best voting algorithm, or do you prefer some other algorithm?

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[Atlas]

I was going to suggest the Borda method (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borda_count) but it seems your method is nearly identical. I agree it is the best out of what can be done.

[hashman]

Looks good to me. 

As a stubborn old stickler who complains when language evolves, let me take this time to register a complaint in you use of the word "Democracy".  The namesake philosopher Democritus would not have supported this "voting for a representative" idea at all, he was more of a proponent of government by the people e.g. by using random selection as is done currently e.g. as jury duty. 

[Atlas]

Looks good to me. 

As a stubborn old stickler who complains when language evolves, let me take this time to register a complaint in you use of the word "Democracy".  The namesake philosopher Democritus would not have supported this "voting for a representative" idea at all, he was more of a proponent of government by the people e.g. by using random selection as is done currently e.g. as jury duty. 

A random representative cycling out very often would be harder to control. I am for a Democritus democracy over what we have today.

[theymos]

I was going to suggest the Borda method (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borda_count) but it seems your method is nearly identical. I agree it is the best out of what can be done.

That was one method I seriously considered. I especially liked that it was "non-democratic" in that someone winning a majority vote wouldn't necessarily win. But its tendency to pick "compromise" candidates isn't really what I want.

[Atlas]

I was going to suggest the Borda method (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borda_count) but it seems your method is nearly identical. I agree it is the best out of what can be done.

That was one method I seriously considered. I especially liked that it was "non-democratic" in that someone winning a majority vote wouldn't necessarily win. But its tendency to pick "compromise" candidates isn't really what I want.

Yeah, that's why I like the one above more now. It makes a clear distinction between what's acceptable and what's unacceptable.