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Split sections. Slowed pace of introductions. Added explanations.
| Author | Dave Jarvis <email> |
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| Date | 2014-09-14 23:26:54 GMT-0700 |
| Commit | 725e773f0c52c8c64d2643fe17e3ba586eefb051 |
| Parent | 4de5fcc |
xml/tex/ch-introduction.tex
| \startsection[title={\WPintro{}}] | ||
| - {\it\WPname{}} is a system for moderated deliberation to achieve | ||
| - group consensus on \WPproposals{} through anonymous | ||
| - contributions and collaboration. | ||
| + \italic{\WPname{}} is a technical solution for anonymous collaboration | ||
| + on \WPproposals{} to reach a consensus. The solution empowers people | ||
| + having diverse opinions to contribute constructively regarding \WPproposal{} | ||
| + creation, deliberation, and approval. Contributions are accepted (or | ||
| + rejected) by mediators, who guard against inappropriate content. | ||
| + | ||
| + \WPname{} helps people understand issues, list implications, share | ||
| + solutions, and agree on a course of action. | ||
| + \stopsection | ||
| + | ||
| + \startsection[title={Motivation}] | ||
| + When making important decisions that require consensus, people can | ||
| + gather information from a variety of sources in many ways. Verifying and | ||
| + correcting that information can be burdensome to impossible, depending | ||
| + on the source. Accurate information is essential to fair democratic | ||
| + practice.\cite[carpini@americans] | ||
| + | ||
| + %These include meeting minutes, web sites, news media, scanned pages, | ||
| + %filed reports, Microsoft\WPregistered{} Word documents, Adobe | ||
| + %\WPregistered{} PDF files, and content management systems (such as | ||
| + %Microsoft SharePoint). | ||
| + | ||
| + \WPname{} is an open, central warehouse for \WPproposals{}. | ||
| + \stopsection | ||
| + | ||
| + \startsection[title={Objective}] | ||
| + TODO | ||
| + \stopsection | ||
| + | ||
| + \startsection[title={Moderation}] | ||
| + TODO: Explain moderated deliberation and other new terms | ||
| + \stopsection | ||
| + | ||
| + \startsection[title={Solution}] | ||
| + TODO | ||
| + \stopsection | ||
| + | ||
| + \startsection[title={Audience}] | ||
| + The document has two parts. The first part, which explains how the | ||
| + solution operates, is intended for: elected officials, managers, | ||
| + and business analysts. The second part, which provides technical | ||
| + information, is intended for software developers. | ||
| \stopsection | ||
 | ||
| \stopitem | ||
| \stopitemize | ||
| - \stopsection | ||
| - | ||
| - \startsection[title={Transparency}] | ||
| - The system is designed to encourage openness, communication, and | ||
| - accountability. All past and present actions and interactions with | ||
| - the system must be available for everyone to scrutinize. The | ||
| - \href{source code}{https://bitbucket.org/djarvis/world-politics/} | ||
| - must also be open for analysis and development. | ||
| \stopsection | ||
| - | ||
| - \startsection[title={Voting}] | ||
| - Prior to voting, voters must communicate their intent to | ||
| - participate with a Registration Authority (RA). The RA provides | ||
| - a unique token upon verifying the voter's identity. The token is | ||
| - entered into the system; the voter creates an account and votes | ||
| - using said token. | ||
| - | ||
| - Goals for voting include correctness, verifiability, and anonymity. | ||
| - | ||
| - \startsubsection[title=Correctness] | ||
| - The system is deemed correct if: | ||
| - | ||
| - \startitemize | ||
| - \startitem | ||
| - only voters who have registered with the RA may vote; | ||
| - \stopitem | ||
| - \startitem | ||
| - voters cannot vote multiple times on an item; | ||
| - \stopitem | ||
| - \startitem | ||
| - voters cannot replace votes; | ||
| - \stopitem | ||
| - \startitem | ||
| - voters may change how they voted on an item; and | ||
| - \stopitem | ||
| - \startitem | ||
| - third-parties cannot change the tabulation outcome. | ||
| - \stopitem | ||
| - \stopitemize | ||
| - \stopsubsection | ||
| - | ||
| - \startsubsection[title=Verifiability] | ||
| - Verifiability allows voters and observers to verify that the | ||
| - outcomes correspond to the votes legitimately cast. Multiple | ||
| - verifiability types can be distinguished, | ||
| - including:\cite[kremer@verify] | ||
| - | ||
| - \startitemize | ||
| - \startitem | ||
| - \bold{Individual.} Voters can verify that their votes are | ||
| - part of the tally and are counted in the final result. | ||
| - \stopitem | ||
| - \startitem | ||
| - \bold{Universal.} Anyone can verify that all votes have been | ||
| - tallied correctly, and voters can verify that their votes are | ||
| - included. | ||
| - \stopitem | ||
| - \startitem | ||
| - \bold{Eligible.} Anyone can verify that every vote for a | ||
| - particular outcome was cast by a registered voter, at most | ||
| - one vote per voter, and voters can verify that their own | ||
| - votes are legitimate. | ||
| - \stopitem | ||
| - \stopitemize | ||
| - | ||
| - Verifying results must be simple and expeditious. | ||
| - \stopsubsection | ||
| - | ||
| - \startsubsection[title=Anonymity] | ||
| - The system should further {\it{privacy}}, | ||
| - {\it{coercion-resistance}} and | ||
| - {\it{receipt-freeness}}.\cite[delaune@coercion] | ||
| - | ||
| - \startitemize | ||
| - \startitem | ||
| - \bold{Privacy.} Votes must remain private, even when a | ||
| - third-party can view all system data, communications, and | ||
| - source code. | ||
| - \stopitem | ||
| - \startitem | ||
| - \bold{Coercion-resistance.} Voters cannot cooperate with a | ||
| - coercer to prove their vote's directionality (i.e., | ||
| - {\it{for}} or {\it{against}}). | ||
| - \stopitem | ||
| - \startitem | ||
| - \bold{Receipt-freeness.} Voters must not receive any | ||
| - information (a receipt) that can prove the vote's | ||
| - directionality to a coercer. | ||
| - \stopitem | ||
| - \stopitemize | ||
| - | ||
| - Votes recieved from independent, remote locations (such as | ||
| - hand-held, Internet-enabled devices), are susceptible to | ||
| - coercion. The system does not, and arguably cannot, address this | ||
| - vulnerability. | ||
| - \stopsubsection | ||
| - | ||
| \stopchapter | ||
xml/tex/constants.tex
| \define\WPProposal{\Word{\WPproposal{}}} | ||
| \define\WPProposals{\WPProposal{}s} | ||
| +\define\WPregistered{\fontchar{registered}} | ||
| % Since the TOC suppresses a chapter title, conditionally set the |
xml/tex/copyright.tex
| \input style/layout.tex | ||
| - | ||
| The MIT License (MIT) | ||
| \par |
xml/tex/manual.pdf
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xml/tex/manual.tex
| \startbodymatter | ||
| \input ch-introduction.tex | ||
| + \input ch-features.tex | ||
| \input ch-tags.tex | ||
| \input ch-reputation.tex |
xml/tex/screens/resources.svg
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xml/tex/sources.bib
| } | ||
| +@book{carpini@americans, | ||
| + title={What Americans Know about Politics and why it Matters}, | ||
| + author={Carpini, M.X.D. and Keeter, S.}, | ||
| + isbn={9780300072754}, | ||
| + lccn={95024248}, | ||
| + url={http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300072754}, | ||
| + year={1996}, | ||
| + publisher={Yale University Press} | ||
| +} | ||
xml/tex/style/glossary.tex
| \definition[Consilium]{Cōnsilium}{Consultation, deliberation, advice, | ||
| council.} | ||
| +\definition[Deliberation]{Deliberation}{Thoughtful evalutation of | ||
| +discourse, prior to decision making.} | ||
xml/tex/title.tex
| } | ||
| \vfill{} | ||
| - A system design for moderated deliberation. | ||
| + A concept for mediated deliberation. | ||
| \stopstandardmakeup | ||
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