Should we consider Ranked Choice voting for SC elections?
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Speaking for myself: Summary I propose changing our Steering Council election process from simple approval voting to a ranked choice system to better capture voter preferences and provide more meaningful feedback to candidates. I want your input to know if this is worth pursuing. Background Our PEP-13 voting method has remained unchanged since late 2019. While functional, the simple approval voting system has limitations we should address. Current Limitations No Preference Expression: Voter...

Original comment:

I don’t know much about voting systems, but I know someone who does. Unfortunately he’s currently banned. Maybe we can wait until his 3-month ban expires and ask him for advice?

Previous discussion

  • lysdexic@programming.devEnglish
    154·
    3 months ago

    Imagine running Guido out of his own fucking project

    Imagine running Guido out of Python and still have the gall to argue they are acting on Python’s best interests.

    What a bunch of self-serving fools.

    • FizzyOrange@programming.dev
      7·
      3 months ago

      Well, in fairness imagine if Guido did become a racist sexist arsehole. I don’t think he should be immune.

      But clearly this situation is not right.

    • lad@programming.devEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      I may be too far from Python to tell, but it looks kind of incorrect to equate the author and their product. What if Guido decides to stop contributing, will Python end then? Creators of Rust spoken about the fact that Rust went very much not the way they wanted it to, this doesn’t make them not creators, nor does it make Rust not Rust