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text-align:center; font-size:0.9em;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:20%; text-align:left; font-size:0.9em;"> </td> <td style="width:60%;"><b>Essays</b> <br/><span style="font-style:italic;"></span> </td> <td style="width:20%; text-align:right;font-size:0.9em;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="width:100%; border-bottom:1px solid #A88; background:#fAfAff; font-size:0.9em;"> <tbody><tr> <td>This page collects and categorises essays related to decision making. </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br clear="all"/> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Decision-making" data-mw-thread-id="h-Decision-making"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Decision-making"></span>Decision-making<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Decision-making"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meta:Essays&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Decision-making"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Voting" data-mw-thread-id="h-Voting-Decision-making"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Voting-Decision-making"></span>Voting<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Voting-Decision-making"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meta:Essays&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Voting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Opposing <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Polls_are_evil" title="Special:MyLanguage/Polls are evil">Polls are evil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Don%27t_vote_on_everything" title="Special:MyLanguage/Don't vote on everything">Don't vote on everything</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Supportive <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Voting_is_a_tool" title="Special:MyLanguage/Voting is a tool">Voting is a tool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Be_a_sunshine_supporter" title="Special:MyLanguage/Be a sunshine supporter">Be a sunshine supporter</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>External essays <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus_can_change" class="extiw" title="w:Wikipedia:Consensus can change">Consensus can change</a> (on English Wikipedia)</li> <li><a href="http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/VotingIsGood" class="extiw" title="meatball:VotingIsGood">VotingIsGood</a> (on MeatBall)</li> <li><a href="http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/VotingIsEvil" class="extiw" title="meatball:VotingIsEvil">VotingIsEvil</a> (on Meatball)</li> <li><a href="http://meatballwiki.org/wiki/ArrowsTheorem" class="extiw" title="meatball:ArrowsTheorem">ArrowsTheorem</a> (on Meatball)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Deletion" data-mw-thread-id="h-Deletion"><span data-mw-comment-start="" 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