Editing Edits, votes and bets

How '''[[edits]], [[voting|votes]] and [[betting|bets]]''' affect the [[Consumerium buying signal]] (via the [[Signal Wiki]] directly and the [[Research Wiki]] indirectly) is up for debate.  ''See [[Opinion Wiki]], the old name for the research wiki, for a more complete description of functions, though it includes some that may have to be separated, like [[Campaign]]s.''

This applies to [[controversial edit]]s almost exclusively:  Non-controversial edits don't need any one else to edit them afterwards.  They don't need to be voted on.  And they don't need anyone betting on them or against them with a [[revert currency]].  But if it's controversial, one or more of those things will happen!

This is probably the design issue that is hardest to resolve, as different [[faction]]s typically view these in quite a different manner.  

*It is possible to manage it as a trusted [[priestly hierarchy]] as [[Wikipedia]] does, but this degrades the [[dissensus]], annoys [[trolls]] and is very fragile, as it can easily be infiltrated by a [[funded troll]] who can [[block IP]] of those who oppose eir client.

*It is possible to have [[faction]]s compete in a '''voting''' system, but this values poor contributors as much as good ones based on [[politics as usual]].  It could degrade to a simple popularity contest, and popular companies that do extremely nasty things championed by popular people will evade much scrutiny.

*It is possible to create a [[revert currency]] and do [[betting]] in it, or in cash even, but this is just another system suitable for hacking.  

None of these options is perfect, and combining them in any way creates something new that the [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] can't be quite sure will work.

However, when designing something complex like [[Consumerium]], complex choices have to be made.  ''See [[life exchange]] for an example of tough choices that are expressed directly and honestly in such a system, to get an idea of how controversial it might be to relate edits, votes and bets to life and death decisions.''

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