On Sat, 06 Apr 2002 02:05:47 Jimmy Wales wrote: <snip>
The only way to enforce the social norm you're proposing is if most people "sign on" to it. Larry used to write these things on a page, and people could "sign on" as agreeing -- a sort of unenforceable but powerful social commitment. I guess we'd just ignore people who don't sign posts? Or, we could make it "fair game" to just delete comments that are unsigned?
I see some drawbacks to either.
Yep, however I'm personally getting to the point where I'm considering the ignorance option. However, I don't think there's anything like consensus on that.
Maybe the best thing to do is to "sign" the comments _for them_. I.E., add an identifier to what people have written, primarily to keep the comments straight.
That sounds like an excellent idea.
Anonymity isn't the problem, right? I mean, anyone can make up any name and use it. The problem is more one of _continuity_. If I'm /Talk ing with LDC or AxelBoldt, then I know something of their history, and they of mine, so we can talk more efficiently.
Precisely.