[Wikipedia-l] Re: Trust metrics

Tue Feb 17 14:42:52 UTC 2004

Jimmy Wales wrote:
> I think your point is a good one.  A poorly designed system would give
> rise to fear and paranoia.  But, I think that at least some people
> really *ought* to have a simple check on their behavior, a way for
> them to look at a number and say "Oh, I've been rude."  I think some
> people are simply lacking in the social skills to know about such
> things for themselves.

Funny, these days when a significant number of people attempt to inform
someone that they're misbehaving, they don't tend to say "On, I've been
rude.", they say "Your cabal's conspiracy against me won't work!". But hey,
we can dream.

-- Jake