[Python-Dev] PyPI comments and ratings, *really*?

[MRAB]

Matthew Woodcraft wrote:
> Steven D'Aprano  <steve at pearwood.info> wrote:
>> Why do you think it is okay to combine the Disallow vote, without also
>> combining the Allow vote? Less than a third of the total votes are in
>> favour of disallowing comments, with two-thirds in favour of allowing
>> them.
> 
> I don't. I was giving one example of the problem with the plan of not
> combining options at all.
> 
> I wasn't writing to take sides. I was trying to say that using 'first
> past the post' voting with five options which are combinations of
> different issues (comments, ratings, whether to allow package owners to
> opt out) can't be expected to give a good decision.
> 
> I think there is no safe way to pick a winner from this vote (unless
> more than half the voters choose a single option).
> 
> 
> (As a general point, in any discussion it tends to be unhelpful to ask
> "Why do you think X" unless the person you're asking has clearly
> indicated that they do in fact think X.)
> 
Perhaps Approval voting should be used:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approval_voting