Its true and partially weird that we dont have 4+ candidates that are low on the scoreboard, we usually have several. Pretty sure that was me for the first election.
The voting on the first election was weird. If I recall correctly, the first three sorted out quickly and then OpenSTV thrashed for 20 iterations moving tiny piles of votes around until we got a fourth.
I realize it's a single transferable vote, but I sometimes wonder if you should get as many votes as candidates, just because of weirdness at the edges.
@MonicaCellio our election probably exceeded the normal parameters of SE elections. Wouldn't surprise me. We are a strange bunch that do strange things.
@MonicaCellio I think a lot of us were considering whether tactical voting might come into it, IIRC - i.e. whether people wouldn't vote for those considered strong contenders in order to put more support behind others.
2018 Worldbuilding Moderator Election…
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