>>So any method that fails consistency is surely also going to fail participation, so it's no great surprise that Condorcet methods fail participation. Where's the error in my logic?<< No error in your logic. We've known that consistency is not possible in any ranked-ballot method for 50 years. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/attachments/20030920/026277d2/attachment-0002.htm> -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: Diana Galletly <dag1000 at eng.cam.ac.uk> Subject: [EM] Participation criterion: a thought Date: 2003年9月20日 23:16:47 +0100 (BST) Size: 4057 URL: <http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/attachments/20030920/026277d2/attachment-0002.eml>