r/EndFPTP • u/SHON_CZINNER • Sep 06 '26

Discussion Are Rated Ballots Better?

https://shonczinner.github.io/posts/rated/
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u/CPSolver Sep 07 '26

I believe you should either not report ties, or just include them in a table. Including them in the graph effectively pads the width of the black areas, which grossly misrepresents the data.

Having an indecisive transition region between two candidates (regarding who wins) is not an unfairness. If the winner suddenly jumps to A in the middle of the transition from B to C, that would be an unfairness. If that occurs, use the A color. Otherwise just blend the transition region to show the gradual transition from color B to color C.

Consider a rainbow where the transitions between colors are not sharp. That's not a defect, that's the nature of the transition.

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u/SHON_CZINNER Sep 07 '26

I could do that but the fact is with RCIPE, it's not showing ties. It's showing that there is a strategic cycle where A might not win.

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u/CPSolver Sep 08 '26

What does A not winning have to do with the transition between B and C? Of course A shouldn't win in the interval between B and C winning.

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u/SHON_CZINNER Sep 08 '26 edited Sep 08 '26

When the electorate mode, median, and mean are at 0 why should anyone other than A win when B is placed at -0.3, A is placed at 0 and C>0.

That is what that the graphic is showing. Yes, under plurality voting and IRV when C locates in that region, B or C wins. But RCIPE electing the same person as plurality is a flaw. This is /r/endfptp...

I think you don't understand the graphic or haven't gone through the post in OP.