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I wonder if there's a way to allocate names that are pseudonymous but not disposable. That is: you can have an alter ego (or 5) that aren't easily linked to yo
by superuser2 10y ago
I wonder if there's a way to allocate names that are pseudonymous but not disposable.
That is: you can have an alter ego (or 5) that aren't easily linked to your real identity, but new identities are hard enough to come by that getting banned isn't trivially bypassed by a new identity.
This would be a major step for email/messaging spam too.
- hsod 10y agoSomethingAwful handles this by charging for accounts, so if you get banned it costs 5 or 10 dollars to get a new identity. Urbit handles this in a decentralized way by intentionally limiting the namespace, so that once it runs out you have to buy a name/address from someone who's selling.
- superuser2 10y agoSure. For something global though, it might be a problem when your price per account is five minutes' wages in one country and five days in another. I wonder if there's a way around this.
- LarbarBarking 10y agoMetafilter has a $5 dollar entry fee, but will waive it in cases of hardship. Seems like a decent solution as long as the community is small enough to have responsive management / moderation like Metafilter.
- dredmorbius 10y agoThat's what an accrued-over-time reputation is supposed to help with. Your Imaginary Internet Points on HN, for example.