Quote from: TECSHARE on February 19, 2020, 07:31:23 AM

Quote from: LoyceV on February 19, 2020, 06:56:17 AM

Quote from: TECSHARE on February 19, 2020, 06:12:19 AM

a textbook example of the failure of pure democracy

In a pure democracy, I expect each adult to have one vote. On the forum, voting power depends on earned Merits, so it can't be a pure democracy.

I disagree, it is even worse.

I think we agree on this Tongue

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and an additional method of gatekeeping.

I think that's intentional: you can't have a public forum with equal voting power for all 2.7 million accounts, without KYC. And even with KYC, it makes sense that new members don't instantly get voting power (after all, if you move to another country, you can't just go and vote in the next election).
From what I've seen, I expect theymos to be all in for a better system, but unfortunately I haven't seen a better system yet.

Quote from: figmentofmyass on February 19, 2020, 09:07:07 AM

i've seen countless people run off the forum by rampant trust abuse and petty reputation drama. it's getting old.

That's one of the main reasons why I always say this:

Quote from: LoyceV on October 10, 2019, 03:37:17 PM

It's also wise to ask yourself before leaving feedback: "Does my feedback make Bitcointalk a better place? And if it's negative: is it worth destroying someone's account and reputation over this?". Consider using Neutral feedback if neither Positive nor Negative is justified.