User talk:RobLa/MAF

2018 email discussions about MAF

 * December 2018: December continuation of November's "Approval-based replacement for jungle primary" thread
 * November 2018: Approval-based replacement for jungle primary (November thread)
 * July 2018: "EM - A simpler approval based way of replacing the CA jungle primary" (July thread, August thread)
 * February 2018: EM - Party-based top two with approval (March discussion thread)

The November email discussion is likely to lead to a major revision of MAF. -- RobLa (talk) 21:38, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
 * The November and December email discussions did lead to a major revision of MAF, which I've published here today. -- RobLa (talk) 23:30, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

Draft 4
Changes in upcoming Draft 4:
 * 1) (unchanged)
 * 2) (unchanged)
 * 3) (unchanged)
 * 4) If there is one or more candidates in the Plurality Candidate Pool, attempt to add an equal number qualified candidates to the Opposition Candidate Pool, evaluating each Non-advanced Candidate using the following steps
 * 5) *4a. Find the Non-advanced Candidate with the highest approval score.
 * 6) ** If this candidate has less than 40% approval, no further candidates qualify to be added to the Opposition Candidate Pool. Proceed to step 5.
 * 7) **If this candidate has less than 40% approval, determine if this candidate qualifies for the Opposition Candidate Pool in step 5.
 * 8) *4b. (unchanged)
 * 9) If the Ballot Satisfaction Score is greater than 50%, skip to step 6.  If the Ballot Satisfaction Score is under 50%, ensure at least two candidates advance to the general election using the following steps:
 * 10) *5a. If there are no candidates in the Opposition Candidate Pool, find the Non-advanced Candidate with the highest approval score. If this candidate increases the Ballot Satisfaction Score by more than 10% (the "Candidate Differentiation Threshold"), add this candidate to the Opposition Candidate Pool, and skip to step 6.  Otherwise, advanced to step 5b.
 * 11) *5b. Consider each Non-advanced Candidate in order of approval score. Find the first candidate who increases the Ballot Satisfaction Score by more than the Candidate Differentiation Threshold (10%), and add this candidate to the Opposition Candidate Pool, and skip to step 6. Otherwise, advance to step 5c.
 * 12) *5c. Find the Non-advanced Candidate with the highest approval rating. Add this candidate to the Opposition Candidate Pool, and advance to step 6.
 * 13) Candidate selection is complete. Advance all candidates in the Supermajority Candidate Pool, the Plurality Candidate Pool, and the Opposition Candidate Pool to the general election.

I've started Draft 4 with this 2018-12-19 response to Ted Stern, which are reflected in the changes above. There may be other changes before a Draft 4 is published, and I plan to use the space above to reflect the the changes I make. -- RobLa (talk) 23:03, 19 December 2018 (UTC)