Re: Internet Drivers' Licenses

Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li> writes:

 > I'm crushed.

 > Seriously, what is the import of the "real identifiable
 > human" or the "posting under their legal names" point?

It's been a bad spam day.  If someone offered me a switch that
would separate academicians from AOLers, I would throw it.

That doesn't necessarily mean I would leave it in the "ON"
position forever, or that I would consider such a thing to be the
correct Cypherpunks approach to the problem.

 > If an AI program posts quality stuff, what's the difference?

 > Why the import of true "legal" names?  Why not simply
 > develop reputation signatures?

 > The concept that "legal names" are some how a credential is
 > silly.  I have a friend who has four, with matching SSN
 > cards.

These are all good points, but today (as opposed to days when I
am in a good mood, and think correct political thoughts), I would
opt for the quick and dirty solution.

 > What your suggestion basically says is "instead of
 > developing our own decentralized reputations system for
 > filtering lets use one already in place, i.e. the state
 > Department of Motor Vehicles.

Let's develop our own decentralized reputations system for
filtering.  Could we have it installed in the "sci" and "comp"
hierarchies by tomorrow morning please?

 > Mr. Duvos' idea is, in my view, a step backwards.

Mr. Duvos, like other humans with Net fatigue, is occasionally
not in good humour.

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mpd@netcom.com (Mike Duvos) writes:
> Let's develop our own decentralized reputations system for
> filtering.  Could we have it installed in the "sci" and "comp"
> hierarchies by tomorrow morning please?

I've been issuing NoCeM notices for off-topic traffic in several Usenet
newsgroups. (Not in the last few days because we get the Usenet feed from
panix.com, who's been hit with the SYN attack and stopped sending us news.)
Look at the existing technology - it works pretty well. All you need is
more people issuing notices about what's worth reading and what's not in
more newsgroups. Then you can pick and choose whose notices to honor.

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