okay_nick

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   by okay_nick 8y ago

   Since the registry is public, it would be very easy to write tools like a browser extension that would handle validating against the registry, preventing the type of fraud you're talking about. More generally, there's an interesti
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   by okay_nick 8y ago

   I think of the relationship between the voters and the Council to be like a 2-branch government with checks and balances. The voters are the legislative branch, but their decisions can be overturned by the judicial branch (the Council). Tho
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   by okay_nick 8y ago

   Hello! I'm an engineer at Civil. I'm not really sure what you mean by this. Once the Registry contract is deployed on the blockchain, it will continue to function and provide utility no matter what happens to the "Civil Media
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   by okay_nick 8y ago

   Hello! I'm an engineer at Civil. While our TCR will not solve the economics of journalism on its own, we believe it will help provide transparency into the inner workings of newsrooms and increase media literacy in ways that could enco
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   by okay_nick 8y ago

   First, acquiring enough tokens to singlehandedly determine outcomes of votes is incredibly expensive. The simple act of buying tokens increases demand on the tokens (which have a fixed supply) thus increasing the market price. By the time a
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   by okay_nick 8y ago

   Hello! I'm an engineer at Civil, happy to discuss some of your concerns. The CVL token is used to vote on whether or not the community believes a newsroom follows well understood journalistic standards (more information about these sta