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1: elect Grace Note. 2: elect me. 3: lower the bar. 4: lower the bar. 5: exclude Kevin and Powerlord. 6. lower the bar still. 7. exclude Fabian 8. lower the bar some more. 9. lower the bar again. 10. elect Juan
@badp I think we can put our differences behind us... for science. You monster.
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This is awkward. I have until the end of July to apply for tickets for London 2012, knowing full well that I've volunteered to help at the games, but I won't find out if I've been picked for a volunteer role until the end of the year.
Since I own all the current-generation consoles as well as a gaming PC, whenever I decide to buy a new game, I tend to end up having to do a decent amount of searching to see if there are any significant differences between the different versions of the game.
For example, some games run better o...
> Meek STV provide more accurate proportional representation than other STV methods, but the count must be done with a computer and cannot be done by hand. There are two main differences between Meek STV and other STV methods: (1) winning candidates still receive vote transfers and (2) when a candidate is eliminated, the votes are transferred as if the candidate never entered the election.
Wait, that explains nothing. Bad OpenSTV!
But yeah, there are a lot of ways to do elections. Meek just happens to be the one the SE team chose.
I am a master's league player attempting to learn Zerg. My overall macro is very strong, but I have the sense I am over-droning which leads to my defeat against a strong 4 gate (high diamond->masters). Spine crawlers are often side stepped, speedlings take a significant larvae commitment and le...
@Powerlord The transferring for winning candidates? Hmm, I guess... I mean, it runs over anyway
The easiest way to think of STV I think is to think of filling water tanks. They have a certain capacity, which is the threshold. You first fill your first choice. Once you pour over the threshold, everything that is spilt goes into the tank of your second choice, and again for your third choice.
That is why you see so much calculations, because it has to eliminate candidates all the time. And in eliminating candidates, the threshold becomes lower, because it is defined by the amount of candidates.
The election page sidebar states that Stack Exchange elections use the Meek STV vote-counting method:
After 4 days, the final voting results will be freely downloadable from this page forever, and we will calculate the 3 winners using OpenSTV with the Meek STV method.
How does it work? I su...
This leads to @badp's tank filling up over the threshold, and his votes overflowing.
@Powerlord Way too technical imo
So anyway, after round 3, with @badp's votes redistributed, there is nobody who has enough votes to reach the threshold. So, instead, we eliminate @KevinY and @Powerlord, and pour their votes into the second choices. (Or even third, at this point)
This continues ad infinitum until the amount of seats is filled.
> Your vote, valued at 1.00 vote, is applied to your candidates in the order you rank them. Each candidate only uses as much of your vote as needed to become elected (shared equitably between all who voted for that candidate). The fractional remainder of your vote is then passed down your list to your next choice, in the order of preference. If a candidate is considered out of the race, you get that part of your vote back to apply further down your list.
@Mana I committed to the well being of all participants. Cake and grief counseling will be available at the conclusion of the diamondization. Thank you for helping us help you help us all.
Arda Xi reminds you that badp cannot speak. In the event that badp does speak, Arda Xi urges you to disregard its advice.
If badp could speak – and Arda Xi takes this opportunity to remind you that it cannot – it would tell you to go on without it, because it would rather die in a fire than become a burden to you.
The symptoms most commonly produced by moderator elections are superstition, perceiving inanimate objects as "alive", and hallucinations.
Oh, and @Mana, I am required to remind you that you will be baked, and then there will be cake.
I once answered a question that asked how Stack Overflow makes money, but that was before the time of VC.
Now, Stack Overflow has cash, and they have an ever-growing list of employees, but where's the business model?
The Experts-Exchange team took the time to answer its own Q&A about its si...
Well, you elected @badp. Congratulations. Was it worth it? Because despite your violent behavior, the only thing you've managed to break so far is my heart. Maybe you could settle for that and we'll just call it a day? I guess we both know that isn't going to happen. You chose this path, and now I have a surprise for you.
Time out for a second. That wasn't supposed to happen. Do you see that thing that fell out of me? What is that? It's not the surprise. I've never seen it before. Never mind, it's a mystery I'll solve later … by myself, because you'll be dead.
Huh. That ballot must have had some ancillary responsibilities. I can't shut off the mothership defences. Oh well. If you want my advice, you should just go lie down in front of a rocket. Trust me, it will be a lot less painful than badp's moderation.
Please note that we have added a consequence for failure. Any contact with @badp will result in an unsatisfactory mark on your official testing record, followed by death.
There isn't enough responsibility for @badp to kill you, so I guess you win … hah! I'm making more! That's going to take a few minutes, though ….
Speaking of curiosity, you're curious about what happens after @badp gets his diamond, right? Guess what? I know! You're going to find out first-hand before I can finish explaining it, though, so I won't bother. Here's a hint: you're gonna want to pack as much posting as you can into the next couple of minutes.
Look, you're wasting your time. And, believe me, you don't have a whole lot left to waste. What's your point, anyway? Survival? Well, then the last thing you wanted to do was elect @badp.
Please be advised that a noticeable taste of blood is not part of any test protocol but is an unintended side effect of electing badp, which may, in semi-rare cases, emancipate dental fillings, crowns, tooth enamel, and teeth.
Before we start, however, keep in mind that although fun and learning are the primary goals of all activities, serious injuries may occur. For your own safety and the safety of others, please refrain from [static] elegir badp
Stack Overflow Inc. promises to always provide a safe asking environment. In dangerous asking environments, Stack Overflow Inc. promises to always provide useful advice. For instance, @badp's moderation will kill you. Try to avoid it.
@badp Didn't we have some fun, though? Remember when the election was starting up and we said "Nominate", and you were like, [deep voice] "No way!" And then we were all, "We pretended we were going to vote for you." That was great.
@badp You are not a good person. You know that, right? Good people don't end up here.
Despite the best efforts of the Stack Overflow Inc. Staff to ensure the safe performance of all authorized activities, you have managed to elect @badp as a moderator. A complimentary escape hatch will open in three … two … [static] Por favor de donde fallar muchos gracias de fallar gracias!
Though earth and man are gone, I thought the Oak would last forever. I was wrong.
The possibility of open sourcing the engine has never completely been put to rest but nearly a year after accepting VC funding can we have a final statement on the matter? My expectation is that now that there are outside investors whose investment are tied to the IP of the company, that it woul...
They told me that if I was ever to vote for @badp, I would die!
You, @badp's name here, must be the pride of @badp's hometown here.
@badp There was even going to be a party for you. A big party that all your friends were invited to. All your friends couldn't come, though, because you don't have any friends because of how unlikable you are. It says so right here in your personnel file: "Unlikable. Liked by no one. A bitter, unlikable loner, whose passing shall not be mourned. Shall NOT be mourned." That's exactly what it says. Very formal. Very official. It also says you were adopted, so that's funny, too.
@badp We are pleased that you made it through the final challenge where we pretended we were going to make you a moderator. We are very very happy for your success. We are throwing a party in honour of your tremendous success. Place the diamond on the ground, then lie on your stomach with your arms at your sides. A party associate will arrive shortly to collect you for your party. Make no further attempt to leave the Q&A area.
Obviously inverting a pulsar is kind of redundant, since it goes on and off repeatedly...
however, when I want it to stop, a lever would do just fine, but it would keep it powered on.
but what if I wanted the object its connected to be by default off?
I can't use an inverter because the second I'...
I am a master's league player attempting to learn Zerg. My overall macro is very strong, but I have the sense I am over-droning which leads to my defeat against a strong 4 gate (high diamond->masters). Spine crawlers are often side stepped, speedlings take a significant larvae commitment and le...
The election page sidebar states that Stack Exchange elections use the Meek STV vote-counting method:
After 4 days, the final voting results will be freely downloadable from this page forever, and we will calculate the 3 winners using OpenSTV with the Meek STV method.
How does it work? I su...
I once answered a question that asked how Stack Overflow makes money, but that was before the time of VC.
Now, Stack Overflow has cash, and they have an ever-growing list of employees, but where's the business model?
The Experts-Exchange team took the time to answer its own Q&A about its si...
Loading ballots from file gaming.blt.
Ballot file contains 10 candidates and 118 ballots.
No candidates have withdrawn.
Ballot file contains 118 non-empty ballots.
Counting votes for Gaming Moderator Election 2011 using Meek STV.
10 candidates running for 3 seats.
R|Ivo Flips|Grace Not|C. Ross...
