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The problem with DMOZ is the corruption of the moderators. This is also becoming apparent in some of the other large community moderated platforms. The final
by rasengan 11y ago
The problem with DMOZ is the corruption of the moderators. This is also becoming apparent in some of the other large community moderated platforms. The final frontier, in essence, is a crowd based decentralized platform for all things social.
- jimjimjim 11y agoI'm more inclined to trust dedicated moderators than the masses. Moderators may become corrupted but at least it can be eventually identified but if it's decided by the masses, who can be just as effectively manipulated, then it's much more difficult to point out the bias or correct.
- programmernews3 11y agoTrust to masses doesn't contradict with identifying corrupt contributers. Take Wikipedia for an example.
- kbar13 11y agoIs crowdsourcing really that great of an idea? content is usually better served curated, at least that's the thinking in the past, right? i.e. galleries, museums. With crowdsourcing, I think you get to a point where content coming in becomes normalized (see reddit), and people start migrating away from that community in search of more variety. I would also like to point out the boston bombings fiasco as an example that internet crowdsourcing (read as angry enabled mob) can be silly if not dangerous. Have there been any studies on how a flat community behaves on the internet?