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> crowdsourced judgments That depends on who’s allowed into the crowd. One only needs to look to reddit to see what happens when you crowdsource “truth” but a
by commandlinefan 7y ago
> crowdsourced judgments
That depends on who’s allowed into the crowd. One only needs to look to reddit to see what happens when you crowdsource “truth” but also allow the “unenlightened” to be kicked out arbitrarily with no transparency. This only works if _everybody_ gets a say, even if they don’t have fashionable viewpoints.
- bena 7y agoSelf-selection bias also plays a part. There are some subreddits that pride themselves on not banning users, but their entire userbase is nothing more than users banned from more mainstream subreddits. So while they aren't kicking out anyone, they still aren't getting a say from "everyone".
- jfengel 7y agoUnmoderated forums are sometimes the most biased, because they are dominated by the loudest voices: the ones with the strongest feelings, the ones with the most free time, the ones who repeat arguments that have been debunked, the ones who will deliberately cause offense. Once people realize that they will make no headway there, they leave.
- bena 7y agoThat is also a good point. It's why most "general discussion" forums become unusable. You mostly wind up people who only have expertise in "free time".