To begin, I take no credit in coming up with this idea, Choo and Doge are part and parcel to coming up with this solution although the problem itself is clearly evident.
The problem is the conformity within the Appraisal section, what Choo dubbed as the "snowball effect", where the first appraisal sets a standard that other users mirror only with slight differences. This mirroring is to avoid looking foolish (ironically) as you are blending into what appears to be the consensus. Now, there is no concrete, experimental proof of this, but conformity is a universal and basic phenomenon that numerous psychology experiments explore and explain.
As opinions are opinions, however inaccurate of an account's actual $-potential, it is fine for the first appraisal to be awry--that is their opinion. However, that should not guide the next person's appraisal. Often after a first appraisal has been made, it becomes much easier for unknowledgeable or "newer" members to follow suit worry-free. It becomes a matter of hardly conscious post-farming, changing a 30 for a 35, a 210 to a 200. You might argue that it doesn't matter, that new members' appraisals can just be disregarded--but when you have this mob mentality, quantity resembles actuality (i.e. to a brand new member if a bunch of 200-posts 2019 members all give similar appraisals, it looks like the truth). I highly recommend reading both of these [Doge] [Choo], which give specific appraisal thread examples.
What is needed is a blind system, where all appraisals of an account are only visible to the OP for say 48 hours [Doge]. This would deter unhelpful post-farming appraisals as everyone would have to be confident in their appraisal to actually give it. This blindness is temporary for two reasons. One, it would be useful for other members to eventually see unbiased and hopefully knowledgeable appraisals of an account, understanding the current market. Two, it deters looking foolish if you're unknowledgeable and therefore unconfident.
The problem is the conformity within the Appraisal section, what Choo dubbed as the "snowball effect", where the first appraisal sets a standard that other users mirror only with slight differences. This mirroring is to avoid looking foolish (ironically) as you are blending into what appears to be the consensus. Now, there is no concrete, experimental proof of this, but conformity is a universal and basic phenomenon that numerous psychology experiments explore and explain.
As opinions are opinions, however inaccurate of an account's actual $-potential, it is fine for the first appraisal to be awry--that is their opinion. However, that should not guide the next person's appraisal. Often after a first appraisal has been made, it becomes much easier for unknowledgeable or "newer" members to follow suit worry-free. It becomes a matter of hardly conscious post-farming, changing a 30 for a 35, a 210 to a 200. You might argue that it doesn't matter, that new members' appraisals can just be disregarded--but when you have this mob mentality, quantity resembles actuality (i.e. to a brand new member if a bunch of 200-posts 2019 members all give similar appraisals, it looks like the truth). I highly recommend reading both of these [Doge] [Choo], which give specific appraisal thread examples.
What is needed is a blind system, where all appraisals of an account are only visible to the OP for say 48 hours [Doge]. This would deter unhelpful post-farming appraisals as everyone would have to be confident in their appraisal to actually give it. This blindness is temporary for two reasons. One, it would be useful for other members to eventually see unbiased and hopefully knowledgeable appraisals of an account, understanding the current market. Two, it deters looking foolish if you're unknowledgeable and therefore unconfident.
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