Closed wolftune closed 7 years ago
Let's see if we can make a paragraph that is clearer and also uses fewer words. We have too many words as it is :-).
It would help to know where exactly on the site this sentence came from. I can't seem to find it. Should we list the tab/folder/source at the beginning of the sentence critique or is there a system for this I don't know about? Without context here's an editing attempt.
(Optional first sentence: SRV ranks candidates by preference and also rates overall support for each candidate.) SRV promotes honesty and it's easy to count and understand the results. By comparison, Instant Runoff Voting can encourage voters to strategically vote for the lesser of two-evils, and actually understanding who won and why can be extremely complicated.
This may be outdated or will be in the future. Yes, we should describe the situation clearer in issues generally,
@SaraWolf I think we should stop saying "by comparison Instant Runoff…" and similar and switch to saying "by comparison the old form of Instant Runoff…" because SRV is an instant-runoff system, just a new and improved one.
Closing this issue though.
That's a really long sentence. It could be broken up easily and improved. A suggested alternative: