IP sharing has nothing to do with being tagged; guilt by association is decided by the guilt of the association, not by IP address; IP doesn't even deserve mention here. And to disambiguate 'good deeds', the deed is not good unless the person has really made a change. Because doing acts that benefit others doesn't mean that the person who performs the acts is doing it out of goodwill, such acts are impossible to judge in terms of 'good' or 'bad' in their own right. A good person could have a lapse and scam, too, but that out-of-character act is what matters in terms of red tags. To be sure, I don't mind the idea of a forum for people with red tags to try to redeem themselves; in fact, one already exists. However, that forum isn't about posts or services. It just exists to start the process.
Further, if someone does something to get a Scammer tag, I don't think that person should know exactly how the tag can be removed
or how long that might take; otherwise, the person could exploit the system just to get un-tagged. Instead, I think it should remain a process and a mystery. Good deeds--truly good deeds--should be a part of the process. But any special place designed to specify, invoke, promote and judge those good deeds will be problematic if it's too specific or narrow. So the suggestion in this topic doesn't work for me in its current form. Maybe there's some other way to frame the idea that's at heart here (namely, redemption through good deeds). I think the current system works really well, exactly because it enables the possibility of getting un-tagged without giving away all of the ingredients. It allows the person who made a mistake or who did something wrong to start making the right choices. In the end getting un-tagged is up to the person who got the red tag(s); he or she just doesn't always realize it. It isn't a conscious choice, because it involves doing enough (whatever it is) to be redeemed. I wouldn't want it any other way.
Quote (magerange836 @ 28 Aug 2011 19:27)
ye, i guess i see where the people are coming from, my mistake just having an idea.
Don't fault yourself for trying to help others
This post was edited by RewtheBrave on Aug 28 2011 06:33pm