Re: ranking schemes vs actual work

[Davi Leal]

Dave Crossland wrote:
> Davi Leal wrote:
> > > However, one has to guard against coordinated sabotage of two types:
> > > pseudo-collaborators who make insincere statements of support (sock
> > > puppets?); and organised groups of detractors (trolls?).  I'm not sure
> > > of the best way to do that.
> >
> > It seems complex. If someelse develops it I will take care so that it
> > does not suck. We should try the project do not end in a mess.
>
> How does LinkedIn do it? :-)

I do not know.  I am not an user of http://www.linkedin.com/

IMHO, silly ranking schemes [1] is not the way to go. Maybe we should 
emphasize even more the actual work the guy has done.

[1] 
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/login.jsp?url=/iel5/4278983/4278984/04279020.pdf