On: Craig Newmark donates $500k to reduce harassment o...

[anigbrowl]

By what standard? How much do you think would be appropriate to spend on this issue?

[ddevault → anigbrowl]

A calculated sum based on an objective analysis of the needs of the situation to fit the financial requirements of specific action items.

[anigbrowl → ddevault]

Put a number on it, otherwise you're just blowing smoke. If you can't put a number on it, then you clearly haven't performed the analysis and so your claim of it not being a good use of money is untested.

[MBCook → ddevault]

How do you make an objective measure of the financing required to fix harassment problems to a reasonable degree?

[ddevault → MBCook]

The same way you actually fix the problems. By figuring out the steps you need to take, and estimating their cost. If you can't do that then how are you going to fix the problems even when you do have the money?

[ericd → ddevault]

Having worked on anti-abuse/fraud work, I think $500k is light for a site the size of wikipedia. It takes people working full time to create and modify the systems to stop it.