On Thu, 2021-07-22 at 14:53 -0700, Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion wrote: > Proto: dating standards > > Amend Rule 478 (Fora) by replacing: > performed at the time date-stamped on that message > with: > performed at the earliest credible time date-stamped on that message > > ["earliest" because that's closest to hitting the send key, "credible" to > make it clear that it's a matter of evidence not logic. In practice, this > means go with the Date: field unless there's evidence that it's not > credible in some way, in which case go with the next earliest - likely the > first forum stamp].
This allows for 100% risk-free timing scams by sending at midnight and datestamping at 23:59. That's probably unavoidable, though, and may well not even be a bad thing. -- ais523
