2011-02-17, 09:08 PM
Eosian Wrote:And yet my point was still more valid than yours. A handful of insecure people pissing and moaning isn't the end of the world.
You already forfeited all rights to privacy just by joining up here, this by comparison is a truly trivial detail not worth whining about. It can not be "abused" because it has no consequences or purpose beyond being an opinion.
I agree with Fiel on reductio ad absurdum now. All you are doing is belittling people's concerns and demonizing them by calling their concerns peaching and moaning.
Also, what good will statistical smoothing do for the site? how important is it?
And the consequence is that this system create create prejudice, allow for people to defame others while hiding behind their screen, etc. I've already quoted a threat from a member of this forum, were he threatened to abuse a system like this. Is statistical smoothing worth this?
Sure, maybe you think none of this is a big deal, but is this system and statistical smoothing worth the potential costs and abuse of the system?

