On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 2:18 PM ATMunn via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote:
> On 6/11/2020 3:28 PM, James Cook via agora-discussion wrote: > >>> What is the advantage of arbitration by contract over just having the > >>> Referee / CFJ system handle things? > >> > >> The Referee and judges didn't necessarily opt in to being involved in > >> every possible contract dispute (and it allows more flexibility than the > >> rules currently do). And, if we end up using contracts more, then it > >> allows spreading dispute resolution between more people than shunting it > >> all onto the Referee. > > > > I like the idea of relieving the Referee's burden. I wonder if we > > should actually encode some relief in the rules somehow, because as I > > understand it, taking the burden off the Referee with a contract like > > this is an entirely voluntary measure. I don't know how that would > > work. Maybe finger-pointing fees? > > > > Actually, that could be a use for a limited asset. Call them Fingers, > > you pay one to point a finger, at most N Fingers exist at any given > > time, and they're gradually replenished somehow when there are fewer > > than N (auctions?). Not actually advocating for doing this now, but > > maybe if Referee load actually became an issue... > > > > +1, the idea of auctioning fingers amuses me > I'm sorry to rain on the parade, but TBH it makes me really uncomfortable and I'd strongly prefer we didn't.
