From: "Mr. Gunn" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:51:03 -0500 On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 18:47:36 -0400, Sandy Thatcher wrote: >From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 12:50:56 -0500 > >In sketching an alternative system, she emphasizes that its >success depends on "prioritizing members' work on behalf of the >community" (p. 43). Reputation in such a system requires some way of >reviewing the reviewers. The ability to publish might therefore be >based on measurements of how "helpful" a scholar is in participating >in group discussion.� A system like this will "require a phenomenal >amount of labor" as well as a new set of metrics for reviewing the >reviewers, Those following this thread may be interested to learn about <http://hypothes.is/>, which has already built much of the necessary technical infrastructure for a system quite similar to what Kathleen describes. Great minds think alike... William Gunn