From: Brian Atkins (brian@posthuman.com)
Date: Sat Feb 27 1999 - 12:24:15 MST
Two questions jump out to me:
Is there a way to implement something like this without making
everyone switch to some proprietary client software?
What would a newbie see upon joining such a system? Basically
all posts? So to get a dekookified stream of posts they basically
have hang around for a few weeks rating things (or having the
system rate it automatically based on habits)?
Alexander 'Sasha' Chislenko wrote:
>
> I would put forward a semi-automated collaborative filtering scheme
> that would serve as an extension to the existing list software, and
> allow variable geometry community, alternative private moderators, etc.
> $10K would buy a full-time developer in Russia (there are other options too,
> such as cooperating with CritMail); after the first year or two, the money
> can be used to help ExI handle the increased amount of publicity :-)
> The list software can be also distributed elsewhere and can become one
> of the best PR engines for ExI, or generator of profits. - In the latter case,
> the profits may be shared between investors and developers.
>
> If there are people who would take administrative and financial
> commitments, I would work on the staged development plan.
>
> One of the alternatives is to convert the list into a newsgroup with
> advanced/collaborative filtering - see
> http://www.lucifer.com/~sasha/newsfilter_plan.html
> for some ideas in this direction.
>
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> Alexander Chislenko <http://www.lucifer.com/~sasha/home.html>
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