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On Thu, 11 May 2017 02:17:59 -0500 |
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Matthias Maier <tamiko@g.o> wrote: |
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> I would like to make a last minute proposal. |
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I'm +0 on the proposal, partly because I can't see it having any |
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measurable gain. |
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All these moderation processes work well in regulating well behaved |
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operators. |
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But for regulating misbehaving operators who can trivially find a new |
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identity to hide behind, these tools as presented so far seem a bit |
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toothless. |
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Unless this proposal suggests that all new senders are themselves, |
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defacto-censored. |
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But if we set up a system where new contributors are defacto-censored, ... |
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that's not really the sort of Gentoo I want to be part of. |
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Introducing barriers and penalties for the many to deal with the *perceived* threats |
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of a few just isn't worth it to me. |
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I despise artificial barriers that only provide a misguided sense of |
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utility while having negative net value. |
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[Analogous to security theatre] |
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