How is it possible to have a meaningful implementation of "voting, tagging, or some reputation-earning scheme for the content itself" without an accompanying concept of identity?
The content has its own identity. It would gain reputation. You, the creator, would not.
Problems: It devalues the individual, and an essentially anonymous vote system would make gaming logic and moderation interesting (but feasible) problems of their own. If these are solved well, the votes have meaning.
They're significant trade-offs, but every option has them.
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How is it possible to have a meaningful implementation of "voting, tagging, or some reputation-earning scheme for the content itself" without an accompanying concept of identity?
The content has its own identity. It would gain reputation. You, the creator, would not.
Problems: It devalues the individual, and an essentially anonymous vote system would make gaming logic and moderation interesting (but feasible) problems of their own. If these are solved well, the votes have meaning.
They're significant trade-offs, but every option has them.
I got that, but it seems to me for there to be reputation, some identifiable entity must be able to "give" it.