On 11/16/06, Matthew Brown <morven(a)gmail.com> wrote:
If I was willing to lie, I could easily pass this
test.
And with enough firepower I could rob Fort Knox...
So?
Putting extra obstacles in the way of people trying to
do the right
thing does not encourage the right thing to be done. New rules and
more complicated procedure do not enhance the chances of the correct
outcome.
The permissions process is specifically targeted to accomplish two things:
1) Make it more difficult to succeed at being dishonest at a large
scale. Eventually someone will notice that the emails are coming from
a domain which probably isn't the copyright holder.
2) Put an honest, human to human interaction in the critical path
because our experience has shown over and over again that most people
don't feel like they are lying when they pick an incorrect option from
a drop down.. but they do feel more compelled to tell the truth to a
person.
In no way is it intended to make things harder for honest folks, and
if you have real constructive suggestions on how to improve it I'm
sure we'd all love to hear them.