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Kato	Wed 11th March 2009, 2:35pm Post #1
dhd Group: Regulars Posts: 5,521 Joined: Fri 29th Dec 2006, 8:39pm Member No.: 767	The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/11/person_rating/ In what must surely be the last gasp of Web 2.0 insanity we report the launch of PersonRatings, a site where visitors can rate people, anyone, with complete anonymity. Just enter their name, tick some boxes and leave a comment or two, which should in no way be driven by personal animosity or thirst for revenge. Here's Jimbo Wales's page. http://www.personratings.com/name/Jimbo/Wales/93

GlassBeadGame	Wed 11th March 2009, 2:40pm Post #2
Dharma Bum Group: Contributors Posts: 7,919 Joined: Sat 17th Feb 2007, 12:55am From: My name it means nothing. My age it means less. The country I come from is called the Mid-West. Member No.: 981	QUOTE(Kato @ Wed 11th March 2009, 8:35am) The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/11/person_rating/ In what must surely be the last gasp of Web 2.0 insanity we report the launch of PersonRatings, a site where visitors can rate people, anyone, with complete anonymity. Just enter their name, tick some boxes and leave a comment or two, which should in no way be driven by personal animosity or thirst for revenge. Here's Jimbo Wales's page. http://www.personratings.com/name/Jimbo/Wales/93 What could possibly go wrong?

Moulton	Wed 11th March 2009, 2:45pm Post #3
Anthropologist from Mars Group: Contributors Posts: 10,220 Joined: Mon 29th Oct 2007, 9:56pm From: Greater Boston Member No.: 3,670 WP user page - talk check - contribs	Jimbo Wales is a SuperStar!

GlassBeadGame	Wed 11th March 2009, 3:00pm Post #4
Dharma Bum Group: Contributors Posts: 7,919 Joined: Sat 17th Feb 2007, 12:55am From: My name it means nothing. My age it means less. The country I come from is called the Mid-West. Member No.: 981	QUOTE(Moulton @ Wed 11th March 2009, 8:45am) Jimbo Wales is a SuperStar! Why don't you do something with Heaven on Their Minds which is clearly the better song and lends itself wonderfully to parody? Just go to Mr. Wales' talk page and start with: QUOTE Listen Jimbo I don't like what I see All I ask is that you listen to me And remember I've been your right hand man all along then insert the sycophant's lame solution of the day.

Milton Roe	Wed 11th March 2009, 3:37pm Post #5
Known alias of J. Random Troll Group: Regulars Posts: 10,209 Joined: Thu 28th Feb 2008, 1:03am Member No.: 5,156 WP user page - talk check - contribs	QUOTE(GlassBeadGame @ Wed 11th March 2009, 7:40am) QUOTE(Kato @ Wed 11th March 2009, 8:35am) The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/11/person_rating/ In what must surely be the last gasp of Web 2.0 insanity we report the launch of PersonRatings, a site where visitors can rate people, anyone, with complete anonymity. Just enter their name, tick some boxes and leave a comment or two, which should in no way be driven by personal animosity or thirst for revenge. Here's Jimbo Wales's page. http://www.personratings.com/name/Jimbo/Wales/93 What could possibly go wrong? Okie dokie, then! We need the names and bad habits of some federal circuit court judges that nobody has otherwise heard of. Sometimes (usually) the judicial system has remarkably little empathy for the Little Guy, until the problem impacts them personally. Then they wake up. (Okay, I finished Grisham's The Appeal, so I'm feeling a little jaundiced. But then I usually do when reading about the "justice" system, cases real or fictional). Sec 230, prepare for one more excess.

Jon Awbrey	Wed 11th March 2009, 3:45pm Post #6
τὰ δέ μοι παθήματα μαθήματα γέγονε Group: Moderators Posts: 6,739 Joined: Sun 6th Apr 2008, 4:52am From: Meat Puppet Nation Member No.: 5,619 WP user page - talk check - contribs	QUOTE(GlassBeadGame @ Wed 11th March 2009, 11:00am) Why don't you do something with Heaven on Their Minds which is clearly the better song and lends itself wonderfully to parody? *Heaven's Gate on Their Minds* Ja Ja

Moulton	Wed 11th March 2009, 3:49pm Post #7
Anthropologist from Mars Group: Contributors Posts: 10,220 Joined: Mon 29th Oct 2007, 9:56pm From: Greater Boston Member No.: 3,670 WP user page - talk check - contribs	I now have 9 song requests from 5 different people in the last 3 days. I need a secretary to keep track of all these unfulfilled song requests.

Eva Destruction	Wed 11th March 2009, 4:00pm Post #8
Fat Cat Group: Regulars Posts: 1,735 Joined: Sun 30th Sep 2007, 7:22pm Member No.: 3,301 WP user page - talk check - contribs	QUOTE(Kato @ Wed 11th March 2009, 2:35pm) Here's Jimbo Wales's page. http://www.personratings.com/name/Jimbo/Wales/93 Only 3/5 for confidence? Whatever you might say about Jimbo, surely you can never accuse him of lacking confidence. Has the man ever admitted he was wrong about anything, ever?

Milton Roe	Wed 11th March 2009, 4:15pm Post #9
Known alias of J. Random Troll Group: Regulars Posts: 10,209 Joined: Thu 28th Feb 2008, 1:03am Member No.: 5,156 WP user page - talk check - contribs	QUOTE(Eva Destruction @ Wed 11th March 2009, 9:00am) QUOTE(Kato @ Wed 11th March 2009, 2:35pm) Here's Jimbo Wales's page. http://www.personratings.com/name/Jimbo/Wales/93 Only 3/5 for confidence? Whatever you might say about Jimbo, surely you can never accuse him of lacking confidence. Has the man ever admitted he was wrong about anything, ever? No, I think he's a good example of Randian "contexual certainty." Which, actually, is not a good thing. It's common in narcissists, though, which Rand was. They always think they are right, and if they are later proven wrong, they will tell you that they made the correct decision for the information they had at the time. Think W. Bush. Beginning to wonder if Obama's the same-but-worse. It may help with leadership for the leader not to show any doubts, like Ike Eisenhower or FDR smiling all the time. But if they really HAVE no inner doubts, and actually manically think they CAN fix everything, then it's time to be afraid. A good leader needs to be scared shitless half the time, even if they don't show it. I'm just hoping Obama worries much more than he lets on, but I fear that he does not.

Emperor	Wed 11th March 2009, 4:59pm Post #10
Try spam today! Group: Regulars Posts: 1,833 Joined: Sat 21st Jul 2007, 4:09pm Member No.: 2,042	I like how it has buttons for locating people and running background checks. The best is the "Remove web results" button which leads to ReputationDefender.

carbuncle	Wed 11th March 2009, 8:16pm Post #11
Fat Cat Group: Regulars Posts: 1,601 Joined: Sun 30th Mar 2008, 4:48pm Member No.: 5,544	I predict this will be dead within 3 months, or when the first serious looking lawsuit gets dropped on someone's desk, whichever comes first. It feels very flimsy. If it gets serious traffic, it will probably fall over and die. Some sample bios (not at all randomly selected): Mark Hawker Julianne Doherty Samuel Coe Ronda Bey

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