Re: Re: [Tech] flaming ;-)

On Tue, Jul 12, 2005 at 10:49:29AM -0700, Tom Kaitchuck wrote:
> We can easily allow blocking of CHK keys on a per node basis. Yes, it 
> will be ineffective and distributing blacklists won't do too much good 
> as it is easy to alter a file by a few bits. But that is sort of the 
> point: We want people to not feel they are supporting material they 
> don't approve of. However we don't want to allow the network to reveal 
> anyone's identity.

What I have suggested is a means to not expose someone's real identity
(except to his immediate links), but rather to reprimand him and expel
him from the network (or sever links with a larger sub-network).

> The issue we are addressing here is public 
> perception. It is much less offensive to know that theoretical somewhere 
> there is material you disapprove of and you can only take limited steps 
> to stop it, than it is if the software constantly picks the most 
> offensive content possible and puts it in  your browser window and says 
> "Does this disturb you?".

It is quite disturbing for the average human to load up Freenet, have a
look at TFE, and figure "hmmm, so some of that's in my datastore? Fuck
you all...". But as far as constantly picking offensive content, that is
not true.. if the mechanism works, complaints should be extremely rare,
because of an effective deterrent, and we don't need to be quite _that_
blunt with them. We'd certainly have a list of current complaints, and
people would often follow others, and there would likely be means to
discuss them, but anyone who wanted to could verify that the process was
not being abused.
-- 
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