George B
Extinct but not forgotten Staff Member
Should there be a Conspiracy Blog and Forum Rating System.
I suggest there is a need for an independent rating system to survey and assign ratings to inform internet users of the content and reliability of what they might encounter. What are the pitfalls and issues with such a process?
These are the following questions:
1) How to select the list of Forums/Blogs and subject matter?
Answer: By popularity, most popular first determined by published viewership, volume of Views, Posts, Votes, etc.
2) What would be the rating criteria?
Answer: A composite score based on several dimensions. 1-10, 10 being the best.
Suggested Dimensions:
a. entertainment value: 1-10
b. Adult conversations by age groups: green, blue, Red or 1,5 or 10, etc
c. Overly Biased: 1-10
d. Politeness: 1-10
e. Professional moderation: 1-10
f. Ease of format for participation or viewing: 1-10
g. Efficiency to correct errors and appropriate editing: 1-10
h. Accuracy and reliability of the information presented: 1-10
I suggest there is a need for an independent rating system to survey and assign ratings to inform internet users of the content and reliability of what they might encounter. What are the pitfalls and issues with such a process?
These are the following questions:
1) How to select the list of Forums/Blogs and subject matter?
Answer: By popularity, most popular first determined by published viewership, volume of Views, Posts, Votes, etc.
2) What would be the rating criteria?
Answer: A composite score based on several dimensions. 1-10, 10 being the best.
Suggested Dimensions:
a. entertainment value: 1-10
b. Adult conversations by age groups: green, blue, Red or 1,5 or 10, etc
c. Overly Biased: 1-10
d. Politeness: 1-10
e. Professional moderation: 1-10
f. Ease of format for participation or viewing: 1-10
g. Efficiency to correct errors and appropriate editing: 1-10
h. Accuracy and reliability of the information presented: 1-10