ABC.net: Karma works [via WebWord] Game theory experiments in how to minimize the tragedy of the commons by making the history of your actions more transparent, thereby allowing you to establish and maintain a public reputation. eBay works on this principle (with their buyer/seller feedback system), and, to a lesser extent, Amazon (with their metareviews of reader reviews).
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