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You’ve raised the issue of greatest deliberation…
For 2 years, I've had to remain quiet while this has been taking place on another forum. Because some of these websites have VERY deep pockets, a group of leading website administrators have come together, pooled resources, hired a lobbyist and have retained council.
It is likely the group will find the support of major search engines, which are adamant about returning relevant, useful results. The technology exists to produce a viable solution, including a way to impose penalties, such as de-listing sites. The deletion of databases may not have to be forced. It is expected to be voluntary, because a watchdog group would list the violating sites. In this case, it would be in the best interest of the violating website to dismantle their database and start fresh… to keep from being black-listed. As this evolves, it might be part of a larger picture, such as a group that verifies website traffic via monthly subscription & submission.
For decades, magazines have claimed circulation figures that we all know are highly over-stated, including the education and income level of their readers. In turn, they have been charging exorbitant prices to their advertisers, which in many cases have been breaking-the-backs of builders. We want to make sure they don't do this with forums too! |