User controls for users, not *to* users

Post #64,836 by admin 11/24/02 11:16:01 PM Reply	User controls for users, not to users IOW, the controls here are intended to provide users with full control over their own environment, while allowing others to use the same environment as they wish to. Putting a limiter on a user violates both those precepts. Again, I fully intend on providing an 'ignore' control; this allows people to regain control over what they see, while allowing the ignored user to do as he wishes as well. I will only restrict users when their actions have become, in my opinion, uncontrollably detrimental to the environment here. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #64,845 by kmself 11/24/02 11:58:57 PM Reply	There's still a level at which a throttle makes sense There are patterns of use which simply aren't typical, or possible, from human participants. Heuristic throttling is a well established (and frequently rediscovered) failsoft mechanism. \r\n\r\n The other side is the idiot's idiot problem: once you've ignored the idiot, you're stuck with all the people who can't manage to ignore the idiot. Again, throttles address that issue. --\r\n Karsten M. Self [link\|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com\|kmself@ix.netcom.com]\r\n [link\|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/\|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/]\r\n What part of "gestalt" don't you understand?\r\n [link\|http://twiki.iwethey.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/\|TWikIWETHEY] -- an experiment in collective intelligence. Stupidity. Whatever.\r\n \r\n Keep software free. Oppose the CBDTPA. Kill S.2048 dead.\r\n[link\|http://www.eff.org/alerts/20020322_eff_cbdtpa_alert.html\|http://www.eff.org/alerts/20020322_eff_cbdtpa_alert.html]\r\n
Post #64,849 by admin 11/25/02 12:58:51 AM Reply	The idiot's idiot problem: Ignore all idiot posts, and all responses to idiot posts. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."

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