Re: JSH: When I say proof
- From: g <gsolman@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:10:31 -0800 (PST)
On Feb 22, 9:48 pm, JSH <jst...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Here it's worth reminding again that I DEFINED mathematical proof.
Google: define mathematical proof
Or you may even find it in Yahoo! as checking just now I found my
definition at #5.
When I say proof, it's a proof. After all, I wrote the definition!
<wakka wakka>
James Harris
The responsible human being would contact google when this sort of
error became apparent. In the past they have altered their ranking
algorithms to protect against google bombing and various forms of
spamdexing. What's remarkable in this instance is that unlike typical
attacks on ranking systems, which are largely automated, James has
subverted the system *by hand*. This may in fact be the first example
of a genuinely impressive accomplishment. James' page rankings
demonstrate that he has been truly prolific in spamming the internet.
Perhaps a moment of quiet applause is appropriate before turning to
the issue of how to protect against this sort of attack.
At heart, this is an authentication issue. How do you know when a page
full of relevant keywords, receiving a reasonable traffic volume, and
probably widely linked, is full of worthless information? Would it be
sufficient to maintain a list of cranks? Not likely. List management
would be a sticky issue, false positives for inclusion could be
extremely damaging, and cranks can always assume new pseudonyms.
What might work is a sort of valence-driven semantic analysis of
content associated with the site and with links to the site. Perhaps a
variant of LSA could be trained-up with sample commentary of various
intent (e.g. scornful, sarcastic, angry, or conversely empathic,
supportive, etc.). Page-ranking software could then associate an
overall valence with its page results. James might still come up near
the top, but with a nice red flag warning that 97% of associated
context is negatively valenced...
-g
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