Apologies if I sold your work short. I was sincere in my appreciation for your efforts. The world badly needs more people to tackle issues like these.
Okay, that said. I still think the approach will prove not to satisfy your goals...
> I think the truthfulness information is a
> ‘what’ question, and checking ‘who’ only goes so far.
As a thought experiment, how often would a vote-based system, if our prevailing moral code today were that of the Antebellum South or Nazi Germany, clear up slander and lies against minorities? My guess is pretty much never (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_racism).
Under a system where the user instead defers to authorities of their own choice, one could easily choose more forward-thinking judges, and consistently get answers akin to those we have today.
Okay, that said. I still think the approach will prove not to satisfy your goals...
As a thought experiment, how often would a vote-based system, if our prevailing moral code today were that of the Antebellum South or Nazi Germany, clear up slander and lies against minorities? My guess is pretty much never (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_racism).Under a system where the user instead defers to authorities of their own choice, one could easily choose more forward-thinking judges, and consistently get answers akin to those we have today.