| | +\startchapter[ |
| | + title={Features}, |
| | + reference=cha:introduction, |
| | +] |
| | + \WPquote{A popular Government without popular information or the means of |
| | + acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. |
| | + Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their |
| | + own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives.} |
| | + {James Madison}{Letter to William Barry} |
| | + |
| | + \startsection[title={Moderation}] |
| | + Moderation is a way to decide the suitability of statements concerning a |
| | + \WPproposal{}, prior to their incorporation. Deliberation is the |
| | + discussion of the implications and theoretical benefits for a |
| | + \WPproposal{}. Moderated deliberation, then, is a discussion forum |
| | + where contributions are scrutinized before being accepted. |
| | + |
| | + Without moderation, any information about a \WPproposal{} could be |
| | + submitted without regards to its veracity or appropriateness. Reliable |
| | + information is essential for any fair decision-making |
| | + process.\cite[carpini@americans] |
| | + |
| | + Moderators are selected from the community, with a slight preference |
| | + given to community members who have a positive reputation. |
| | + \stopsection |
| | + |
| | + \startsection[title={Reputation}] |
| | + Reputation is a number that reflects the credibility of community |
| | + members. Credibility can help people gauage the amount of a community |
| | + member's subject matter expertise.\cite[aragones@reputation] |
| | + |
| | + The amount of reputation controls how people may contribute. Since any |
| | + registered individual may suggest changes, a mechanism is required to |
| | + prevent vandalism and abuse. As reputation is earned, functionality |
| | + unavailable to low-reputation community members is unlocked. |
| | + |
| | + This also allows experts to be reliably identified based on their first |
| | + month of participation.\cite[movshovitz@stackoverflow] |
| | + \stopsection |
| | + |
| | + \startsection[title={Tags}] |
| | + Tags classify subject matter in a hierarchical relationship. Tags are |
| | + used by community members to filter \WPproposals{} based on their |
| | + individual preferences. Some people have broad interests, while others |
| | + have a narrow focus. Assigning hierarchically organized tags to |
| | + \WPproposals{} enables flexible filtering and can improve search results. |
| | + \stopsection |
| | + |
| | + \startsection[title={History}] |
| | + \WPname{} retains a publically available record of all interactions for |
| | + every community member. The records are available for everyone to review |
| | + at any time. This may encourage openness, communication, and |
| | + accountability. A recorded history should also reduce incidents of |
| | + vandalism and inappropriate content.\cite[farrar@policing] |
| | + \stopsection |
| | + |
| | + \startsection[title={Transparency}] |
| | + The complete |
| | + \href{source code}{https://bitbucket.org/djarvis/world-politics/} is |
| | + open for analysis and development. |
| | + \stopsection |
| | + |
| | + \startsection[title={Voting}] |
| | + Prior to voting, voters must communicate their intent to |
| | + participate with a Registration Authority (RA). The RA provides |
| | + a unique token upon verifying the voter's identity. The token is |
| | + entered into the system; the voter creates an account and votes |
| | + using said token. |
| | + |
| | + Goals for voting include correctness, verifiability, and anonymity. |
| | + |
| | + \startsubsection[title=Correctness] |
| | + The system is deemed correct if: |
| | + |
| | + \startitemize |
| | + \startitem |
| | + only voters who have registered with the RA may vote; |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \startitem |
| | + voters cannot vote multiple times on an item; |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \startitem |
| | + voters cannot replace votes; |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \startitem |
| | + voters may change how they voted on an item; and |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \startitem |
| | + third-parties cannot change the tabulation outcome. |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \stopitemize |
| | + \stopsubsection |
| | + |
| | + \startsubsection[title=Verifiability] |
| | + Verifiability allows voters and observers to verify that the |
| | + outcomes correspond to the votes legitimately cast. Multiple |
| | + verifiability types can be distinguished, |
| | + including:\cite[kremer@verify] |
| | + |
| | + \startitemize |
| | + \startitem |
| | + \bold{Individual.} Voters can verify that their votes are |
| | + part of the tally and are counted in the final result. |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \startitem |
| | + \bold{Universal.} Anyone can verify that all votes have been |
| | + tallied correctly, and voters can verify that their votes are |
| | + included. |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \startitem |
| | + \bold{Eligible.} Anyone can verify that every vote for a |
| | + particular outcome was cast by a registered voter, at most |
| | + one vote per voter, and voters can verify that their own |
| | + votes are legitimate. |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \stopitemize |
| | + |
| | + Verifying results must be simple and expeditious. |
| | + \stopsubsection |
| | + |
| | + \startsubsection[title=Anonymity] |
| | + The system should further {\it{privacy}}, |
| | + {\it{coercion-resistance}} and |
| | + {\it{receipt-freeness}}.\cite[delaune@coercion] |
| | + |
| | + \startitemize |
| | + \startitem |
| | + \bold{Privacy.} Votes must remain private, even when a |
| | + third-party can view all system data, communications, and |
| | + source code. |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \startitem |
| | + \bold{Coercion-resistance.} Voters cannot cooperate with a |
| | + coercer to prove their vote's directionality (i.e., |
| | + {\it{for}} or {\it{against}}). |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \startitem |
| | + \bold{Receipt-freeness.} Voters must not receive any |
| | + information (a receipt) that can prove the vote's |
| | + directionality to a coercer. |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \stopitemize |
| | + |
| | + Votes recieved from independent, remote locations (such as |
| | + hand-held, Internet-enabled devices), are susceptible to |
| | + coercion. The system does not, and arguably cannot, address this |
| | + vulnerability. |
| | + \stopsubsection |
| | + \stopsection |
| | +\stopchapter |
| | |