3 ms·

Simply add a user call-back rating system, then subtract a factor of 10 for anomalous feedback traffic inconsistent with unique regional ISP blocks and human us

Simply add a user call-back rating system, then subtract a factor of 10 for anomalous feedback traffic inconsistent with unique regional ISP blocks and human users. They can't do this as 95% of the internet would disappear overnight including a lot of Google ad revenue. The proposed project has a paradoxical use-case defined, and as such will not function as expected. Where do we send the invoice for stating the obvious? ;-) lol

fragmede 3y ago
If you think more deeply, you'll realize why that won't work.
- Joel_Mckay 3y ago
  It encourages cheats to identify themselves, and automatically identifies hostile population clusters through a clique algorithm. i.e. people get a local version of the results consistent with their local cultural values. You are correct in that the cons/spammers on this forum wouldn't notice anything change from their perspective. Maybe we should deploy it on the ISP DNS servers for fun =)
dotnet00 3y ago
It'll cause a slew of even more direct manipulation services to pop up to either up-rate the current site or down-rate competitors. Not to mention further fueling cancel culture. What they should do is let people set preferences for how they want domains ranked in their personal results, and then use longer term trends on how those lists evolve.
- Joel_Mckay 3y ago
  Indeed, initially the stats are random, but Google already blacklists domains that hammer their services. People have tried the click-army approach many times.... only to discover their efforts are fleeting due to cross-checking the rank with CDN and DNS traffic.
janalsncm 3y ago
If this worked Yelp would have a fair ranking system.
- Joel_Mckay 3y ago
  Yelp does not filter the vitriol because their business is shaking down businesses to remove defamatory content. Statistically, sociopaths are <3% of the population.

fragmede 3y ago

If you think more deeply, you'll realize why that won't work.

Joel_Mckay 3y ago
It encourages cheats to identify themselves, and automatically identifies hostile population clusters through a clique algorithm. i.e. people get a local version of the results consistent with their local cultural values. You are correct in that the cons/spammers on this forum wouldn't notice anything change from their perspective. Maybe we should deploy it on the ISP DNS servers for fun =)

dotnet00 3y ago

It'll cause a slew of even more direct manipulation services to pop up to either up-rate the current site or down-rate competitors. Not to mention further fueling cancel culture. What they should do is let people set preferences for how they want domains ranked in their personal results, and then use longer term trends on how those lists evolve.

Joel_Mckay 3y ago
Indeed, initially the stats are random, but Google already blacklists domains that hammer their services. People have tried the click-army approach many times.... only to discover their efforts are fleeting due to cross-checking the rank with CDN and DNS traffic.

janalsncm 3y ago

If this worked Yelp would have a fair ranking system.

Joel_Mckay 3y ago
Yelp does not filter the vitriol because their business is shaking down businesses to remove defamatory content. Statistically, sociopaths are <3% of the population.