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Two potential solutions: Reputation and a new account fee. Nonsense flooding will make it more difficult for people to establish their identities on a network,
by Jeff_Brown 8y ago
Two potential solutions: Reputation and a new account fee.
Nonsense flooding will make it more difficult for people to establish their identities on a network, but once it's established, they'll be in the clear. If someone has to pay to have their first thread or two reviewed, it will take serious money to flood a site to death.
(A similar solution to email spam has been waiting to happen for decades -- charge a fraction of a penny per email, and nobody is harmed but spammers. Maybe allow exceptions for officially recognized organizations that have to send a lot of messages, like political campaigns.)
- richk449 8y agoI was with you until you said you wanted to exempt the politicians. I would charge them double.
- Jeff_Brown 8y agoI share your concern. This would be even better: Email recipients grant free access to whoever they want. A tiny price would be charged only when sending to someone who has not granted such access.
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- yeldarb 8y agoI like the idea. Unfortunately, even though snail mail has associated costs I still get a ton of junk.