Talk:Fair division

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[edit] Solomon?

Does King Solomon really belong here? I'm pretty sure it's original research to try and extend the fair division problem to babies, where the players' utility functions are, shall we say, degenerate. Would I be wrong in assuming that this hasn't appeared in the literature? Melchoir 02:36, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Hi Melchoir. It's not original research, as it is appears in Brams's book "Fair division : from cake-cutting to dispute resolution", whose full reference should appear in the article, I guess.

best wishes

Robinh 11:21, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Wow, no kidding. Okay! Melchoir 19:32, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Good Article

I don't see anything wrong with it. So a good article it is. --SeizureDog 08:55, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

There is plenty wrong with it, no history of the study, so fails on 3a it addresses all major aspects of the topic. Very far for GA standard, barely B-class. --Salix alba (talk) 08:23, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge discussion

This should definitely be a separate article from envy-free. Though envy-free division is the most common goal of fair division, there are also other goals, such as maximizing the welfare of the worst off player.

I agree to keep the two separated. Envy-free is a different idea, although it is a stub at the moment. Sinas 14:39, 6 February 2007 (UTC)