Re: [circle] Voting on p2p

[Jiri Baum]

Thomas V:
> >as long as there is no financial reward associated
> >with the ranking, I guess nobody would care trying
> >to cheat, indeed

Nathan:
> No.  People like to cheat just for fun.  Look at things like outlook
> viruses and the kids who break into websites.

I'm a bit more optimistic than that - wikis seem to work, at least... In any 
case, it should be relatively resistant against dumb attacks.

I suspect vandals will want to break the whole network, rather than 
interfering with the voting system. The people wanting to interfere with the 
voting system will probably be the artists (for ego or for money), and 
possibly the recording industry (in desparation). Many of their functions 
have been superceded by the Internet, and selecting artists is one of the 
remaining big ones (as well as a power trip for those involved, no doubt).

Jiri
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