From: joedees@bellsouth.net
Date: Mon Aug 04 2003 - 13:40:59 MDT
From: "David McFadzean" <david@lucifer.com>
To: <virus@lucifer.com>
Subject: Re: virus: Re:Notice and Proposal of Importance
to all Virians
Date sent: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:59:37 -0400
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "metahuman" <hidden@lucifer.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 6:21 AM
>
> > There's absolutely no reason to trust the membership to use the peer
> > rating system honestly.
>
> You don't have to. You only have to assume that the majority of
> the most highly respected members of the community will use the
> rating system honestly.
>
> The system is the most fair and most objective system that I have come
> across. If you have a better system, please describe it.
>
According to the peer rating system, Hermit is one of the most highly
respected members of the community, although, considering his
actions, I have a hard time figuring out why. Does anyone actually
believe that he would use such a system honestly with respect to
myself, Bill Roh, or anyone who dares to disagree with him?
There may be no better system available, but that does not entail that
the present one profferred is any good. As long as political prejudices,
personal biases and emotions, which are inextricably human
components, are factored into peer ratings, they will be less than fair
and objective, and I see no way around this.
>
> David
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