Archive for the 'Reputation' Category

Democracy’s the worst form of government…

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

I was just catching up on some feeds and I came across a Matt Wilcox suggestion that really sparked my interest — social sites should ditch the ability to vote down…
Either vote up, or don’t vote at all. As your mother may once have told you; if you’ve not got something nice to say, don’t […]

Publishing and an academic “anger deficiency”…

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

I’ve never quite understood academia, particularly the ins and outs of how money changes hands. But alas, for reasons unknown, I’m still compelled to become part of this tribally backward community. The one thing I do grasp is that reputation is the very pulse that drives this economy of dunces, particularly with respect to publishing. […]

Rambling semi-coherently since 2006…

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