We live in a world of simplicity, convince, and automation as technological innovations change the way we live on a daily basis. Instead of manually unlocking doors, we're now saying "Alexa, unlock the door for Mick."
While our innovations in automation and data analysis help us make decisions, we take them for granted-even when we know we shouldn't be. Our internet-connected door locks are prone to hackers and our mistakes due to deception, fraud, and mistakes overall.
Our reputation system doesn't act like a door lock-or so we think at first glance. When you purchase a product, you factor in the company's reputation above all. Why would you buy a uPad from Yapple when you could get the latest MC-Market MinePad? A known business? We all know that MC-Market is the best, but how about when the decision is less clear, on a larger scale when the market is on the lower end?
Our numbers tell lies and they provide a shortcut which we as a community take advantage of instead of actually reading reputation. If we simply remove the numbers, Mick wouldn't have to care about his negative reputation, specifically those of lesser value which don't factor in all the facts. The members with over a hundred reputation from vouch copies and small deals wouldn't matter anymore because it'll be known that they were small deals.
When I look in the suggestions forum, I notice people saying we should add more fields to reputation. But what's the point of that when people don't look at them?
A graphics designer shouldn't be able to use their reputation when they suddenly start a hosting business, or should they? It's up to you to decide. They might have good team leadership, that should count. They could have high quality graphics, that should count less.
That gang reputation, well, they'd have all the dates close together. You can't tell its a gang reputation just by looking at numbers.
So lets remove the numbers. If we should or not, you decide-just like you should decide on your own who you deal with.
While our innovations in automation and data analysis help us make decisions, we take them for granted-even when we know we shouldn't be. Our internet-connected door locks are prone to hackers and our mistakes due to deception, fraud, and mistakes overall.
Our reputation system doesn't act like a door lock-or so we think at first glance. When you purchase a product, you factor in the company's reputation above all. Why would you buy a uPad from Yapple when you could get the latest MC-Market MinePad? A known business? We all know that MC-Market is the best, but how about when the decision is less clear, on a larger scale when the market is on the lower end?
Our numbers tell lies and they provide a shortcut which we as a community take advantage of instead of actually reading reputation. If we simply remove the numbers, Mick wouldn't have to care about his negative reputation, specifically those of lesser value which don't factor in all the facts. The members with over a hundred reputation from vouch copies and small deals wouldn't matter anymore because it'll be known that they were small deals.
When I look in the suggestions forum, I notice people saying we should add more fields to reputation. But what's the point of that when people don't look at them?
A graphics designer shouldn't be able to use their reputation when they suddenly start a hosting business, or should they? It's up to you to decide. They might have good team leadership, that should count. They could have high quality graphics, that should count less.
That gang reputation, well, they'd have all the dates close together. You can't tell its a gang reputation just by looking at numbers.
So lets remove the numbers. If we should or not, you decide-just like you should decide on your own who you deal with.
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