[tor-bugs] #6299 [Tor Directory Authority]: Are consensus weights supposed to be zero?

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#6299: Are consensus weights supposed to be zero?
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 Reporter:  karsten                  |          Owner:     
     Type:  defect                   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |      Milestone:     
Component:  Tor Directory Authority  |        Version:     
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Changes (by karsten):

 * cc: gsathya, nickm, mikeperry (added)


Comment:

 Nick suggested to also look at bandwidth values in the votes.  The two
 relays with consensus weight 0 in the most recent consensus have no
 measured bandwidths in votes.  The directory authorities are using the
 self-reported bandwidth of 0.  Maybe it's okay to leave their consensus
 weight at 0 if they're not measured and they say about themselves that
 they don't have any bandwidth to contribute.  Nick adds that there's a
 pending patch that Mike is going to revise to make authorities behave
 differently about not-yet-measured relays.

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