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RE: Thoughts on @jpiper20’s Plagiarism: Forgiveness Restores Relationship But Only Trust Can Restore Reputation
Honestly - I believe this issue is being overthought. Here is a simple solution for when this issue comes up regardless of who the perpetrator is.
If an account is caught using plagiarism and that plagiarism is 100% identified and confirmed valid. Then the account is disabled. If the user wants to sign back up with a new acct and start from scratch and earn back trust and reputation that is their prerogative.
And I know what you may be thinking, well couldn't people just start a new account and plagiarise again. Yes they could, but with a low rep score and no following! Plus pretty sure anyone with bad intentions will give up after a couple goes of that.
That is actually my thought on it as well. I just thought I would be burned at the stake for suggesting such a "harsh" (not really) punishment.
Actually, I really don't think its that harsh. It's like making a bad investment decision. You lose the investment and then you move onto the next (account for this matter) and start from scratch.
The community feels protected and the user has a chance to work their way back into the community. It's a win-win!
Great suggestion and I don't think it's too harsh. The problem is how to do that on a decentralized system. There is no overarching authority to nuke an account, unless it's a collective decision by the whales perhaps. Somehow the system should give this power to the community collectively, no matter the rep score.