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Constituencies where the winner got more than 50% of the vote (not to be confused with electorate). Only 96 MPs got more than 50%.
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VelteropⓐⓊ🪂🇪🇺🇳🇱🇬🇧🇩🇪@slowe In the UK it is the FPTP system that delivers a majority of seats in parliament, not the people's votes.
@villavelius You seem to be telling me what we all know. Perhaps you decided I don't know and you feel compelled to inform me as if I'm stupid. Perhaps you are annoyed that I'd even consider visualising things like this. Whatever the reason, this is classic "reply guy" behaviour. Perhaps don't.
@slowe It's an artefact of Mastodon that boosting a post with a comment looks like a reply, as the option of adding a comment to a boost without using the reply button does not exist as far as I know. I'm sorry if you are offended by that.
@slowe If there is such an option, please enlighten me.
@villavelius "offended", no. Fed up of reply guys, yes. Fed up of reply guys basically saying "this is just how the tech works". You are a person. You choose what to do. And you know it is a reply to me even if, in your head, you are using it for something different.
@slowe Thank you for your explanation, although it's not much of a useful enlightenment for me.
@villavelius You may not have intended to be patronising but that's what happened until you actually explained why you'd done this. Just letting you know so you could be aware of that and, perhaps, avoid doing it to others in future.
@slowe Do you know how to boost a post on Mastodon to your own followers with an added comment? If so, please tell me. My experience is that outside of Britain few people seem to realise the peculiarities of the FPTP system, so an explanatory boost seemed reasonable.
@villavelius You could copy a link to my post and put that in your comment post like an RT used to be. Or, if you really must use a reply at least make it clear to the person/people you reply at that you aren't just being patronising at them.
@slowe Ok, this is helpful. I guess my transition from Twitter wasn't yet complete. You may wish to consider gently guiding your 'reply guys' rather than berating them, unless you feel that trying to be helpful is patronising, of course.
@villavelius I spent 20 years already trying to give my time to reply guys to get them to think. It is very tiring giving so much effort to people who very rarely appreciate it. The constant entitlement to time and attention is draining. Often it feels deliberately so.
@villavelius I feel that being replied at to be told how the UK elections work on a very basic level is patronising. When you choose to start an interaction with a total stranger it is up to you to think first. To consider what you are doing and how.
@slowe I appreciate the help, and would have appreciated it even more had it come earlier in our exchange.
@villavelius I'm travelling and attending a conference. As I said, you are demanding time and I've given you quite a bit.