[Koha] Voting for the Kohacon 2014 location

[Galen Charlton]

Hi,

On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 9:37 AM, Paul Poulain <paul.poulain at biblibre.com>wrote:

> well, last year way of calculating could result in the following :
>  * 100 ppl voted Argentina #1 and Nigeria #2
>  * 90 ppl voted Nigeria #1 only
>  * none voted Argentina #1 or (Nigeria #1 and Argentina #2)
>
> Nigeria = 90*2+50*1 = 230 points
> Argentina = 100*2 = 200 points
> => Nigeria wins !
>
> So yes, explaining how the results are calculated matters. And mirko
> explained, I'm fine with any option, as long as it's clearly stated. And
> it is.


Thanks for clarifying.  And I think that this example makes it clear that
this particular voting scheme should never be used again for conference
selection, as I can't see how such an outcome could possibly be justified
absent an explicit "none of the above" option.

Regards,

Galen
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