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Roughly the same number that upvoted it or half as many spending 10x more or a quarter as many spending 100x more.
I just can't fathom why so many people upzapped it.
Okay so if - hypothetically and in minecraft - i already downzapped more than it was upzapped, we just need 18 stackers downzapping 1 sat and we good?
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142 sats \ 33 replies \ @k00b 20 Aug
At least 10 sats each. Zap weight is log10 of the amount.
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Wait, do downzaps need to be at least 10 sats to matter?
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log10(1) == 0, because 10^0 == 1
However, log10(2) ~= 0.3, so, at least 2?
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I get that. Did k00b just say it had to be at least 10 to balance out your 18 stacker count?
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142 sats \ 4 replies \ @k00b 21 Aug
Yep, if the goal is to outlaw, downzappers need to zap more than 1 sat.
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if the goal is to outlaw
I was thinking about this point in relation to what @Scoresby said on another branch of this discussion:
In the case of downzaps versus boosts, it seems that erring on the side of allowing visibility is better than erring the other way.
Do downzaps have any effect on non-top-boost posts before they trigger the outlaw threshold? I.e. lower ranking on hot on the list view or comments?
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142 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 21 Aug
Yes, they downrank content until cum_zap_weight - cum_downzap_weight is sufficiently negative.
Alrighty, downzapper set to 10.
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142 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 20 Aug
They matter at 1 sat, but only for informing the trust graph.
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I wish that had occurred to me. I almost always downzapped 1 sat because I only wanted to add weight to the count without pushing too hard on size.
Basically, I just wanted to make it easier for others to get stuff outlawed.
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Got it. Thank you for making me not read the code from an uber <3
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100 sats \ 21 replies \ @k00b 20 Aug
Looks like it's outlawed now, but top boost doesn't consider outlaw status I guess.
I'll ship a fix.
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387 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 20 Aug
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LOL good one! I love instant memes.
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110 sats \ 13 replies \ @k00b 20 Aug
Fixed. It's still the top boost in Wild West Mode but that's as intended.
I remember thinking about outlaws as I made the top boost mvp. I prefer demand response I guess.
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Thought about the top boost demand-response theory. It would be a great way to maximize territory revenue to have scammer sats try to outbid honest boosts.
Morally, I think the downzap is better - because do we really want to make money off scammers trying to get victims?
I was pondering something else: Do downzaps go 70/30 to territory and rewards like fees? Would be better if these go 100% to rewards IMHO, because 70% is a huge incentive for territory owners to encourage crap content.
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200 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby 20 Aug
In the case of downzaps versus boosts, it seems that erring on the side of allowing visibility is better than erring the other way.
What I mean is: it's better to allow a scammer to boost and get visibility, than it is to allow a strong downzapper to hide content.
Reason: the tool we use to banish scammers can also be used by scammers to banish valuable content they don't want others to see.
Imagine a scenario where someone posts about a flaw in a project or bad behavior, if the owner of the project can banish such a post by heavily downzapping.
Don't we run greater risk to the community by allowing a strong power to hide information than we do by allowing a strong power to boost information?
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This only works with brigades. So having an unpopular opinion against a mob of fanbois with high trust score will mess you up. But nothing prevents you from posting again? But what's the point if there is a non-receptive majority?
Information wins, just boosts don't?
100 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 20 Aug
Downzaps go 70/30 to territory revenue/rewards.
There's no incentive to downzap currently, so I don't think it's likely to be pathological. We have plans to incentivize them which might require a rethink.
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202 sats \ 1 reply \ @optimism 20 Aug
If they would go 100% to rewards, it may already carry better incentive?
I don't know if I've seen three labels on a post before...is this a record?
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imagine if it was a "freebie" too and posted by a "bot"
But can a boost be a freebie?
I've seen the outlawed label before when in wild west mode and on posts and comments I replied to.
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but have you seen it with the top boost label?
Thank you!
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Now 35 zappers. Feels like a Sybil attack. Scammers be scamming. But shall anti scammers be anti scamming too?
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 20 Aug
The number of zappers is only part of it.
It's sum(zapper_trust*log10(zap_amount)) and sybils will have zapper_trust equal to zero.
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