I didn't say it was. I said that the IRV rules, not the STV rules, are a subset of the STV rules. They are different methods of counting, one intended for single winners, one for multiple winners, and I refer you to such standard textbooks as Geography of Elections by P.J. Taylor and R.J. Johnston for an explanation of the difference.
You pride yourself on being scientific; now you're being totally irrational.
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Date: 2007-01-24 05:03 am (UTC)I didn't say it was. I said that the IRV rules, not the STV rules, are a subset of the STV rules. They are different methods of counting, one intended for single winners, one for multiple winners, and I refer you to such standard textbooks as Geography of Elections by P.J. Taylor and R.J. Johnston for an explanation of the difference.
You pride yourself on being scientific; now you're being totally irrational.