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David Lyford-Tilley

@DavidLyfordTilley@mathstodon.xyz

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I'm an accountant and maths fan from Northampton in the UK.

I ran the largest single-elimination contest in history, ranking Magic: the Gathering cards, and have thought a lot about tournament structures and their properties.

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Joined November 03, 2024

David Lyford-Tilley @DavidLyfordTilley@mathstodon.xyz

· 5mo ago

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@pozorvlak@mathstodon.xyz @simontatham@hachyderm.io @robinhouston@mathstodon.xyz If you like economy of polls then one poll with ABC and "my favourite is in poll 2," and then a poll with DE. Spread the vote in poll 1 proportionately between the poll 2 candidates

David Lyford-Tilley @DavidLyfordTilley@mathstodon.xyz

· 5mo ago

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@pozorvlak@mathstodon.xyz @simontatham@hachyderm.io @robinhouston@mathstodon.xyz With five options I'd do a head-to-head round Robin. Can use that to derive a ranking or for drama can eliminate the bottom option and rerun the rest as a bracket

David Lyford-Tilley @DavidLyfordTilley@mathstodon.xyz

· 8mo ago

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I've done presentations previously about Excel golf, bracketology, and how Excel is just a dozen programming languages in a trenchcoat, so you know it's not all serious business

David Lyford-Tilley @DavidLyfordTilley@mathstodon.xyz

· 5mo ago

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