One could design and implement a voting mechanism or moderation system as used by slashdot (see http://slashdot.org/faq/com-mod.shtml#cm600 )
This could also solve another problem (my opinion). Currrently no ranking of pages is possible. Garbage and well-maintained pages are all the same. Andreas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Pair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 9:41 PM Subject: RE: Swiki locked > I wonder if this problem could ultimately be solved using some sort of > web of trust relationships? Here's how it might work: > > - when a Swiki is created, the creator is issued a key that can be > used to edit the Swiki > - others that would like to edit the Swiki can only do so by > requesting a key from someone that already has a key (initially just he > creator, but soon, there would be many people with keys) > - any key could be traced all the way back to the creator of the Swiki > - any key can be revoked at any time, eliminating the possibility of > that key being used to edit the Swiki > > And, finally, since you must contact an existing editor of a Swiki in > order to get a key, an abuser would have a hard time continuing to do > their dirty deeds after they've been identified. In fact, since they > have to make direct contact with someone else before making their first > edits, it may eliminate the problem entirely. > > The only downside (aside from implementation issues) is that it might be > enough trouble that some potential legitimate editors might turn away > rather than bother with getting a key. > > - Stephen > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > > Behalf Of John Hinsley > > Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 3:25 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Swiki locked > > > > > > On Tuesday 16 Jul 2002 6:50 pm, Michael Rueger wrote: > > > John Hinsley wrote: > > > > Has Mark received any response yet? If the domain isn't > > responding, > > > > I'd be inclined to call in the Fibies (is it federal?) and block > > > > them anyway. The > > > > > //snip// > > > > > > I'm all for setting a simple password, these attacks will > > not go away > > > and we can consider ourselves lucky that these aren't real attacks > > > (yet). > > > > Can I suggest something a little different? > > > > As an interim measure we block that domain (that is, someone > > at Gatech asks > > the roots to block it). This should stop Snoodman for the > > time being and may > > irritate the domain into doing something. > > > > Long term, we look at better controls for the Swiki. I'd > > suggest that only the > > administrator and the original author be allowed to lock pages. > > > > Reasons? Issuing passwords leaves open the possibility that > > someone may get > > hold of one. Unless we have a secure means of distributing > > them we only grant > > ourselves the illusion of security. > > > > Graffitti is an annoying, but easy enough to correct issue. > > If a Snood creates > > a page, admin can zap it. If a Snood alters someone else's > > page, we can do a > > rollback. > > > > Cheers > > > > John > > > > > > > > >
