From: joedees@bellsouth.net
Date: Mon Aug 04 2003 - 15:16:31 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 16:55:46 -0400
Send reply to: virus@lucifer.com
> > As for making it better: A fair system would include objective
> > researchers. If a member was found after research to be engaging in
> > obfiscation or deception, these ratings would need to reflect that
> > prominently. Otherwise it's a popularity and manipulation contest in
> > disguise with no means of checking for legitimacy.
>
> Anyone is free to point out obfuscation and deception at any time.
> Everyone else is free to take that into consideration when rating
> those concerned. Whether or not that affects the reputations depends
> on how convincing the evidence is, and no doubt issues concerning the
> credibility of the critic such as whether they use ad hominen attacks
> in presenting the case against someone.
>
> In other words, the system already implements your suggestion.
>
Not when irrational emotions and cabalistic alliances rule, and people
ignore the obfuscations and deceptions of their droogies whilst claiming
nonexistent obfuscations and deceptions on the part of those on their
enemies list - as is already manifestly happening onlist.
>
> David
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