[RFC] tweak to voting rules

[Matthew D. Fuller]

On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 08:10:21PM +0800 I heard the voice of
Kent Gibson, and lo! it spake thus:
> 
> I don't see any need for the votes to be integers.  Why not just use
> decimal votes such as one of 0.1, 0.5 or 0.9 (and a negative
> equivalent)?

The problem with this is the same problem as going to +/-2; you're
trying to express two dimensions of response (suitability of concept /
suitability of implementation[0]) in one dimension of representation.
At best, it'll be a hacky and poor fit.

The decimals are somewhat handy in person-to-person communication to
give some idea of degrees of like/dislike between +-0/+-1, but I think
they're even less suitable for any sort of auto-grokking...



[0] And maybe even a third dimension, since "suitability of
implementation" encompasses both "this general way of achieving the
end" and "details of this implementation of that general way".


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