Anonymous wiki-like system for reviews

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2 points by t3mp3st 5555 days ago

I recently built and launched a social experiment that attempts to marry the collaborative aspects of a wiki with the organizational tools of HN. Why? Well, to see if more honest reviews can be derived from the voices of many when reviewer identity is (mostly) factored out.

It's not quite a business venture; I'm more interested in building a new recourse for frustrated little guys (such as myself, though I'm actually 6' [hayo!]).

There's certainly a risk that this system will devolve into something vitriolic and mean-spirited. To this end, I've implemented a number of probabilistic and learning-based techniques for harvesting meaning from noise. The system can still be gamed -- it's just a bit harder.

Last, I've already abstracted out the "endpoint" interface (i.e., identifiers that can be tied to opinions; currently digits) and plan to introduce support for URLs and emails shortly.

I'd love to get your feedback both in terms of the site and toward building an initial community. I'm also open to collaboration if you find this project interesting. Oh-- and please be gentle, I am but a humble dork :)

With that said, I respectfully submit for HN's consideration:

http://gossip.ly/

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dctoedt 5555 days ago

Watch out for possible liability for defamatory content - the Communications Decency Act [1] may provide you with some immunity from liability, but there are cases suggesting otherwise in fact situations not dissimilar to yours. [2][3]

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Decency_Act

[2] http://www.citmedialaw.org/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2004-...

[3] http://www.citmedialaw.org/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2005-...

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