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  Dennis Hackethal revised criticism #2514.

Sorry but I don’t see how that solves the bad-actor problem. Bad actors would still be able to draw out the discussion to avoid paying.

Sorry but I don’t see how that solves the bad-actor problem. Bad actors would still be able to draw out the discussion to avoid paying, wouldn’t they?

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #2504.

I would have it that each criticism and counter-criticism resets the countdown on the bounty deadline. This means everyone involved is given fair time to respond at each turn.

#2504·Dennis HackethalOP revised 16 days ago

Sorry but I don’t see how that solves the bad-actor problem. Bad actors would still be able to draw out the discussion to avoid paying.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #2472.

But then bad actors could always submit arbitrary counter-criticisms just before the deadline to avoid paying.

#2472·Dennis HackethalOP, 16 days ago

Idea: when you create a bounty, you set the amount you’re willing to pay per criticism and a ceiling for the total you’re willing to spend (no. of crits * amount per crit).

Your card is authorized for twice the ceiling. In addition, there’s a button to report abuse. If you’re a good citizen, you’ll be charged the ceiling, at most. But if you’re found to submit arbitrary criticisms to avoid paying, the bounty stops early and your card is charged the full authorization.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #2504.

I would have it that each criticism and counter-criticism resets the countdown on the bounty deadline. This means everyone involved is given fair time to respond at each turn.

#2504·Dennis HackethalOP revised 16 days ago

If you submit a criticism, you won’t want to wait indefinitely to get paid just because others are keeping the discussion going in a different branch.

  Dennis Hackethal revised criticism #2478. The revision addresses idea #2479.

Removing outdated criticism


I suppose that would make it a bit harder for bad actors because they’d need to monitor multiple deadlines, but they could still submit arbitrary counter-criticisms just in time to avoid paying. Or is there something I’m missing?

I suppose that would make it a bit harder for bad actors because they’d need to monitor multiple deadlines, but they could still submit arbitrary counter-criticisms just in time to avoid paying. Or is there something I’m missing?

  Dennis Hackethal commented on criticism #2501.

Since I am getting an error when I try to edit #2479, I will make a new criticism. I think #2479 is unclear.

I would have it that each criticism and counter-criticism resets the countdown on the bounty deadline. This means everyone involved is given fair time to respond at each turn.

A small downside is that a bounty can go on indefinitely, but that is simply an extension of the fact that solutions to problems don’t come reliably.

#2501·Benjamin Davies, 16 days ago

… I am getting an error when I try to edit #2479

Editing ideas should be fixed now. (You won’t need to edit this one, though, since I’ve done the requisite housekeeping.)

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #2506.

Then a bounty can go on indefinitely.

#2506·Dennis HackethalOP, 16 days ago

That is simply an extension of the fact that solutions to problems don’t come reliably.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #2504.

I would have it that each criticism and counter-criticism resets the countdown on the bounty deadline. This means everyone involved is given fair time to respond at each turn.

#2504·Dennis HackethalOP revised 16 days ago

Then a bounty can go on indefinitely.

  Dennis Hackethal revised criticism #2501.

Extract criticism


Since I am getting an error when I try to edit #2479, I will make a new criticism. I think #2479 is unclear.

I would have it that each criticism and counter-criticism resets the countdown on the bounty deadline. This means everyone involved is given fair time to respond at each turn.

A small downside is that a bounty can go on indefinitely, but that is simply an extension of the fact that solutions to problems don’t come reliably.

I would have it that each criticism and counter-criticism resets the countdown on the bounty deadline. This means everyone involved is given fair time to respond at each turn.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #2479.

The counter-criticism moves the deadline forward again the same fixed amount.

#2479·Benjamin Davies, 16 days ago

Superseded by #2501.

  Benjamin Davies addressed criticism #2478.

I suppose that would make it a bit harder for bad actors because they’d need to monitor multiple deadlines, but they could still submit arbitrary counter-criticisms just in time to avoid paying. Or is there something I’m missing?

#2478·Dennis HackethalOP, 16 days ago

Since I am getting an error when I try to edit #2479, I will make a new criticism. I think #2479 is unclear.

I would have it that each criticism and counter-criticism resets the countdown on the bounty deadline. This means everyone involved is given fair time to respond at each turn.

A small downside is that a bounty can go on indefinitely, but that is simply an extension of the fact that solutions to problems don’t come reliably.

  Benjamin Davies addressed criticism #2478.

I suppose that would make it a bit harder for bad actors because they’d need to monitor multiple deadlines, but they could still submit arbitrary counter-criticisms just in time to avoid paying. Or is there something I’m missing?

#2478·Dennis HackethalOP, 16 days ago

The counter-criticism moves the deadline forward again the same fixed amount.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #2476.

The timeframe to address the criticism should start counting down from the moment the criticism is made, rather than the original post. So it would be a continuous thing rather than a single deadline for everyone.

The OP could end the bounty if there are no outstanding criticisms and he no longer seeks a solution.

#2476·Benjamin Davies, 16 days ago

I suppose that would make it a bit harder for bad actors because they’d need to monitor multiple deadlines, but they could still submit arbitrary counter-criticisms just in time to avoid paying. Or is there something I’m missing?

  Benjamin Davies commented on idea #2473.

As much as I dislike LLMs, I’m thinking of using them to show summaries of discussions at the top of the page. Summaries would reflect ideas without pending criticisms.

#2473·Dennis HackethalOP, 16 days ago

I think definitely worth trying, sounds like fun

  Benjamin Davies addressed criticism #2472.

But then bad actors could always submit arbitrary counter-criticisms just before the deadline to avoid paying.

#2472·Dennis HackethalOP, 16 days ago

The timeframe to address the criticism should start counting down from the moment the criticism is made, rather than the original post. So it would be a continuous thing rather than a single deadline for everyone.

The OP could end the bounty if there are no outstanding criticisms and he no longer seeks a solution.

  Benjamin Davies commented on criticism #2471.

I’m not sure yet, but I’m playing with the idea that the criticism can’t have any pending counter-criticisms by some deadline.

#2471·Dennis HackethalOP, 16 days ago

Yes, that was what I was thinking. Presumably the OP could set their own deadline timeframe too.

  Dennis Hackethal commented on criticism #2313.

Me, too. I think Veritula’s design allows for this pretty naturally since the topic of a discussion can be general enough for various competing ideas to be posted in the discussion.

Veritula emphasises making one point at a time for ease of criticism and discussion, which is useful in a forum but makes absorbing the totality of an idea a little more tedious compared to a quick glance at an encyclopedia article. (It is possible I have misunderstood some aspect of Veritula here.)

#2313·Benjamin Davies, 24 days ago

As much as I dislike LLMs, I’m thinking of using them to show summaries of discussions at the top of the page. Summaries would reflect ideas without pending criticisms.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #2471.

I’m not sure yet, but I’m playing with the idea that the criticism can’t have any pending counter-criticisms by some deadline.

#2471·Dennis HackethalOP, 16 days ago

But then bad actors could always submit arbitrary counter-criticisms just before the deadline to avoid paying.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #2467.

How do you ensure the criticism is worthy of the bounty?

#2467·Benjamin Davies, 16 days ago

I’m not sure yet, but I’m playing with the idea that the criticism can’t have any pending counter-criticisms by some deadline.

  Benjamin Davies addressed criticism #2468.

Why should reacts persist through revisions?

#2468·Benjamin Davies, 16 days ago

Nevermind, this was addressed by #2462

  Benjamin Davies addressed criticism #2461.

It isn’t clear what would happen during a revision. A paragraph might be changed or deleted. Too complicated.

#2461·Dennis HackethalOP, 16 days ago

Why should reacts persist through revisions?

  Benjamin Davies addressed criticism #2459.

Feature idea: pay people to criticize your idea.

You submit an idea with a ‘criticism bounty’ of ten bucks per criticism received, say.

The amount should be arbitrarily customizable.

#2459·Dennis HackethalOP revised 16 days ago

How do you ensure the criticism is worthy of the bounty?

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #2242.

Those run the risk of turning Veritula into yet another social network like Reddit or messenger like Telegram.

#2242·Dennis HackethalOP, 29 days ago

Not if I do reactions on a per-paragraph basis. I think that’s a new feature none of those sites have.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #2464.

Then what does somebody do who wants to react to an idea as a whole? Do they react to the last paragraph?

#2464·Dennis HackethalOP, 16 days ago

The way I picture it, as you hover over different paragraphs, a reaction button appears and moves between paragraphs. So it would always be clear that reactions are on specific paragraphs. The user would pick whatever paragraph they most wish to react to.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #2458.

I could implement reactions on a per-paragraph basis.

#2458·Dennis HackethalOP, 16 days ago

Then what does somebody do who wants to react to an idea as a whole? Do they react to the last paragraph?