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"Instant-runoff voting" article renamed to "Ranked-choice voting" on English Wikipedia

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Rob Lanphier
Thu, Oct 17, 2024 8:44 PM

Hi folks,

Those of us who pay attention to voting related articles on Wikipedia
recently noticed this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked-choice_voting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked%E2%80%90choice_voting

It would seem that Closed Limelike Curves made an executive decision to
rename the "Instant-runoff voting" article to "Ranked-choice voting".  As
I've said in at least one conversation: this isn't a hill that I'm going to
die on.  That said, based on a recent conversation I'm thinking of, there's
at least one person that IS willing to die on the hill.

Thoughts?

Rob

Hi folks, Those of us who pay attention to voting related articles on Wikipedia recently noticed this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked-choice_voting <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked%E2%80%90choice_voting> It would seem that Closed Limelike Curves made an executive decision to rename the "Instant-runoff voting" article to "Ranked-choice voting". As I've said in at least one conversation: this isn't a hill that I'm going to die on. That said, based on a recent conversation I'm thinking of, there's at least one person that IS willing to die on the hill. Thoughts? Rob
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Michael Garman
Fri, Oct 18, 2024 4:04 AM

There are far more important things to worry about than this. That’s my two
cents.

On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 12:03 AM Rob Lanphier roblan@gmail.com wrote:

Hi folks,

Those of us who pay attention to voting related articles on Wikipedia
recently noticed this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked-choice_voting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked%E2%80%90choice_voting

It would seem that Closed Limelike Curves made an executive decision to
rename the "Instant-runoff voting" article to "Ranked-choice voting".  As
I've said in at least one conversation: this isn't a hill that I'm going to
die on.  That said, based on a recent conversation I'm thinking of, there's
at least one person that IS willing to die on the hill.

Thoughts?

Rob


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There are far more important things to worry about than this. That’s my two cents. On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 12:03 AM Rob Lanphier <roblan@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks, > > Those of us who pay attention to voting related articles on Wikipedia > recently noticed this: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked-choice_voting > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked%E2%80%90choice_voting> > > It would seem that Closed Limelike Curves made an executive decision to > rename the "Instant-runoff voting" article to "Ranked-choice voting". As > I've said in at least one conversation: this isn't a hill that I'm going to > die on. That said, based on a recent conversation I'm thinking of, there's > at least one person that IS willing to die on the hill. > > Thoughts? > > Rob > > ---- > Election-Methods mailing list - see https://electorama.com/em for list > info >