Re: [ga] GA Credibility.

["Roberto Gaetano" <ga_list@hotmail.com>]

Joop,

>At 22:30 28/05/01 -0400, L Gallegos wrote:
>>Well that would certainly keep the numbers down since no newbie
>>would know who to ask for endorsement.
>
>Short term, probably yes. However, once the GA gains corresponding
>respectability, people who really want to have their opinions heard here
>will find  ways to get their endorsements soon enough.
>
>Mind you, the number of active posters now is already very low to start
>with.... (30 against 300?)
>
>In practice, this method of making GA "speakers" representative of at least
>5 other members would be extremely easy to achieve with a web based Booth.
>
>If anyone would support such a method of creating positive "posting rights"
>, I am ready to explore this option further on GA-int or GA-icann.
>We are all groping in the dark with this new medium of inter-communication.
>Let's experiment with what works and what doesn't.
>
>Does the GA have anything to lose?


Yes. Participation.

If you think that participation is low, wait until you put further barreers.
Incidentally, may the same 5 people endorse multiple members?
If yes, six people can get together, and have each five of them endorse the 
sixth.
If not, you need to check that there are not multiple endorsements, and this 
will cost more than to manage additional mailing lists, to speak about a 
known issue.
Also, if a member-endorser unsubscibes, does the member-endorsed fail to 
meet the requirement? Who checks (and I don't mean who does the physical 
check, it can be automated in a DB, but who "guarantees" that there are no 
irregularities)?. I can see the watchdog list with tons of messages and 
cases to be checked: already ga-abuse is almost paralized because it has 
more traffic than ga-full, you can imagine what can happen :<(

So, may I reverse the question:
Does the GA have anything to gain?

Regards
Roberto


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