Yea I like it a lot... I just find the trash-can icons a tad confusing. :) But then I haven't really more than skimmed over it... been rather busy on this end lately... unfortunately too little of it paying work...
> oh, I imagine this would get treated in the same way ebay > treats a bum > transaction... it is documented and ca be used to weigh > the credibility of > the user name. That's the way I understand it, anyway, the > database > apparently did go down because when you start looking for > info it tells you > the server is overloaded and will be back soon. I'll be > looking at it when > it comes up for sure. > I am pretty excited at the possibilities this opens up for > anonymous > whistleblowers who are troubled by things they see but do > not want to > jeopardize their mortgages by coming forward publicly. > (Not the most > courageous position, but understandable if they have kids > and don't like > drawing unemployment.) All they would need would be a > library computer and > a hotmail account. Of course the subject of the allegation > can always deny > it but it still goes on record. Should do wonders to fight > corruption in > government. > Heck, this is something I would donate to. > Dana > S. Isaac Dealey writes: >> Oh okay, that makes a lot more sense then... although I'd >> suspect they'd want to keep that data as a record of the >> poster throwing allegations around... but that's a whole >> other story... >> >> > Oh, are you talkng about the bottom trash can? I >> > believe >> > the that is what >> > happens if the subject of the email denies the >> > allegation >> > (ie Bill is >> > bopping interns) and the poster of the information does >> > not reply to the >> > email asking them if they stand by the information. If >> > the >> > poster says that >> > they *do* stand by the information, then the >> > information >> > is posted and >> > marked as denied. >> >> > It's a pretty interesting idea if I understand it; and >> > it >> > has some >> > safeguards in it. >> >> > Dana >> >> > Dana Tierney writes: >> >> >> I thought that the first time I looked at it. >> >> >> >> However, I believe you are looking at what happens if >> >> you >> >> do not answer the >> >> confirmation email after you post information. In >> >> other >> >> words say I have >> >> info I am dying to share. I post it and receive an >> >> email >> >> asking me to >> >> confirm that I made the post. If I do not reply to >> >> the >> >> confirmation email >> >> the post is trashed. If I do, the subject of the >> >> information is contacted >> >> and asked to comment. From then on the info cannot be >> >> deleted. However, >> >> before some of you rush out to make posts about >> >> politicians or institutions >> >> you don't like, the idea is to use ebay's model of >> >> self-policing; in other >> >> words, you on reading a juicy morsel, will be less >> >> inclined to believe it >> >> if it comes from someone who has never posted before >> >> or >> >> who has made posts >> >> which have been refuted. >> >> >> >> Dana >> >> >> >> S. Isaac Dealey writes: >> >> >> >> > Looks to me like according to the workflow diagram >> >> > at >> >> > the bottom that anything that would reflect >> >> > negatively >> >> > on someone just ends up in the trash after a week or >> >> > 2... Makes me wonder why they say that nothing gets >> >> > deleted and then they're using trash-can icons >> >> > (usually >> >> > associated with deletion) on their workflow >> >> > diagram... >> >> > >> >> > > A bunch of publications have picked up the story >> >> > > now >> >> > > and >> >> > > the server was >> >> > > down (overloaded?) for a while earlier, but I >> >> > > think >> >> > > this >> >> > > is a really >> >> > > excellent idea by people who have the resources to >> >> > > carry >> >> > > it out. I >> >> > > certainly plan to use it. >> >> > >> >> > > I also like the touch of allowing information to >> >> > > be >> >> > > refuted but not >> >> > > deleted, as in FBI files :) >> >> > >> >> > > http://opengov.media.mit.edu/data.htm >> >> > >> >> > > Dana >> >> > > But I don't make films >> >> > > But if I did they'd have a samurai - Bare Naked >> >> > > Ladies >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> > > ~~~ >> >> > > ~~~~~ >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~| >> >> > > Archives: >> >> > > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?fo >> >> > > rum >> >> > > id=5 >> >> > > Subscription: >> >> > > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index. >> >> > > cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 >> >> > >> >> > > This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted >> >> > > by >> >> > > CFHosting.com. 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