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I like the idea. Have you thought of how you might handle people using the +/- options as an agree/disagree ranking? I’d the site is small, it may be self-poli

I like the idea. Have you thought of how you might handle people using the +/- options as an agree/disagree ranking? I’d the site is small, it may be self-policing, but as it grows it can be a problem. Reddit ran into this. The upvote/downvote was supposed to be about if something contributed to the conversation, regardless of your opinion on it, but that eventually broke down. While giving the next on the button itself may help, there is still the possibility of abuse there. Will votes +/- be weighted by the credibility score of the voter? Another issue Reddit ran into was selling of accounts. Someone could build an account with a high credibility score and sell it to someone looking to spread misinformation.

whatsyoursource 1y ago
There are currently 2 types of +/-: Support/Refute - this allows you to assess the credibility of a post, and you must provide a citation. This affects the credibility score of the post. Trust/Doubt - this allows you to "predict" the credibility of a post, and if it turns out you predicted correctly, your credibility increases. And vice versa. The +/- actions are designed to have some friction. You are either required to find a supporting/refuting citation, or you are putting your cred on the line. The "contributed to the conversation" isn't something I am directly addressing, but am hopeful that good actors will stay on topic, and that credibility scores will sort out the good actors from the bad. Yes, actions are weighted by the cred of the voter. The selling of accounts is an interesting one. Haven't thought about that. Of course, once misinformation is posted, their cred will go down. One thought is to monitor the cred trend of accounts, and abrupt changes could be looked into. Thanks for your great feedback.
whatsyoursource 1y ago
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- al_borland 1y ago
  Got it, thanks!

whatsyoursource 1y ago

There are currently 2 types of +/-: Support/Refute - this allows you to assess the credibility of a post, and you must provide a citation. This affects the credibility score of the post. Trust/Doubt - this allows you to "predict" the credibility of a post, and if it turns out you predicted correctly, your credibility increases. And vice versa. The +/- actions are designed to have some friction. You are either required to find a supporting/refuting citation, or you are putting your cred on the line. The "contributed to the conversation" isn't something I am directly addressing, but am hopeful that good actors will stay on topic, and that credibility scores will sort out the good actors from the bad. Yes, actions are weighted by the cred of the voter. The selling of accounts is an interesting one. Haven't thought about that. Of course, once misinformation is posted, their cred will go down. One thought is to monitor the cred trend of accounts, and abrupt changes could be looked into. Thanks for your great feedback.

whatsyoursource 1y ago

Your beta access was approved. Confirmation email might have gone to spam.

al_borland 1y ago
Got it, thanks!