X-Message-Number: 32488
From: David Stodolsky <>
Subject: Re: Collateral Damage or Misguided Malarkey?
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:48:59 +0100
References: <>

On 16 Mar 2010, at 10:00 AM, CryoNet wrote:

>> This will not work, because it assumes the ratings are honest. A
>> dishonest rater is free to choose "abuse", the most negative rating.
>> And as long as most messages are not rated at all, that rating will
>> dominate.
>
> What about people who are dishonestly nice and rate mediocre posts
> excellently to counterbalance the dishonest bad people? Shouldn't this
> be taken into account?

First, the weight of "abuse" is so high that it easily overwhelms  
positive ratings.

Second, the Rating System is hardly used, thus any discussion of  
balance is misleading.

Third, the structure of the Rating System encourages strategic  
responses. This could easily be eliminated by using the standard  
moderation features of a mailing list manager.

So, the current System doesn't work, can't be made to work, and is  
unnecessary.

For continuity, neutrality, and public relations reasons, the List  
needs to be the responsibility of an organization having the best  
interests of the Cryonics Movement as part of its mission.


dss

David Stodolsky
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