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Observe the saddening axiom - There is no such rule set that a dedicated troll or attacker would be unable to circumvent. Instead consider every rule as a evo

Observe the saddening axiom - There is no such rule set that a dedicated troll or attacker would be unable to circumvent. Instead consider every rule as a evolutionary hint for attackers - eventually they reach a point that they can often pass for perfectly normal users. People are creating accounts now, filling them with karma and health comments in funny subreddits. Then a year later, they will bring it out and use them.

Semaphor 8y ago
For everything that's wrong with cryptocurrencies and the /r/cryptocurrency subreddit, I really like their approach to tagging users. Main activity outside of this subreddit? You get tagged. A lot of activity in one specific coin subreddit? That's a tag. New account? Tag. Old account with little activity before? Tag. Longer time with no activity on CC? Tag. It feels weird at first, but it's actually a great way to recognize trolls.
- intended 8y ago
  I expect this to become explicit in many other forums based on how I know internal mod tools behave. This is problematic, because it is effectively the same way as saying "this person is a foreigner", and tribal identities overwhelm the initial intention of a information granting doohickey - see the fate of the upvote and downvote button today.
  - Semaphor 8y ago
    > the same way as saying "this person is a foreigner" I disagree. It gives you context for what the person wrote. Everyone has a tag (even if some are positive).
- rellui 8y ago
  Ha, for once all of the coin shilling resulted in something productive.
pfranz 8y ago
I can't remember where I heard this, but I remember someone talking about creating the process/paperwork for government programs. They were saying that adding multiple steps and verifications atrophies legitimate people way faster than scammers. Scammers just have more patience and resources to spend than people who have a legitimate need.

Semaphor 8y ago

For everything that's wrong with cryptocurrencies and the /r/cryptocurrency subreddit, I really like their approach to tagging users. Main activity outside of this subreddit? You get tagged. A lot of activity in one specific coin subreddit? That's a tag. New account? Tag. Old account with little activity before? Tag. Longer time with no activity on CC? Tag. It feels weird at first, but it's actually a great way to recognize trolls.

intended 8y ago
I expect this to become explicit in many other forums based on how I know internal mod tools behave. This is problematic, because it is effectively the same way as saying "this person is a foreigner", and tribal identities overwhelm the initial intention of a information granting doohickey - see the fate of the upvote and downvote button today.
- Semaphor 8y ago
  > the same way as saying "this person is a foreigner" I disagree. It gives you context for what the person wrote. Everyone has a tag (even if some are positive).
rellui 8y ago
Ha, for once all of the coin shilling resulted in something productive.

pfranz 8y ago

I can't remember where I heard this, but I remember someone talking about creating the process/paperwork for government programs. They were saying that adding multiple steps and verifications atrophies legitimate people way faster than scammers. Scammers just have more patience and resources to spend than people who have a legitimate need.