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Here's the thing about 'not-a-bot'... I feel like there is not much scruitny to the verification.. Are you so eager to get verified that you will verify an account with no real scruitny, do you really know they're not a bot, have you met them or had a conversation with them even over text before this?

It should be a graph, where if you verify someone who turns out to be part of a bot-verifying-farm, you can later cut that contact out of the graph, and it disappears the entire branch of that tree of the verification network. Cool concept for now, but easily gamed in the future..

pretty sure I've already seen some first bots, spamming everywhere "verify me not-a-bot".. This is verification scrooge, be more like scrooge. It's ok to say NO.

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Matt Lorentz 2y ago

I think it is a graph? For sure revoking trust for someone who verified a bot is important. I think #[2] has talked about this already.

Jason 2y ago

In theory NotABot is setup to be a hierarchical graph/chain where verifications flow unidirectionally from a source like a slime mold sort of. So it should be possible to trace the origin of entry of a bad actor and reduce the confidence score of those in that chain based on their proximity. So if you’re a bad actor or simply someone who decides to prove the system can be gamed, you end up harming the reputations of those that brought you in as well as your own. All of your verifier’s confidence scores get reduced, your verifications get rescinded by those who want to disassociate, and the heart keeps beating. Getting stronger every time. Strengthening the bonds. Ousting the bad actors.

That’s the theory. Things could be very different in practice. This app is an act of creativity and curiosity asking a simple question… Can a community of mostly nyms create tight enough bonds to create a virtual territory and defend it? We will see, and at the very least, we’ll have fun trying. 😁 It’s amazing in life what can be created by a little bit of curiosity and fun having. Which is why I’m always saying…

Keep Nostr Fun, Fam 🤙

cloud fodder 2y ago

Epic 🤙

#defend-the-territory #say-no-to-bots

Ava 2y ago

i think yiu are overthinking. the very process of getting 5 different people to verify you involves cimmunication. if one turns out to be a bot, then revoke verification. it's simple