Re:A Dragnet for Pee-Wee
by kunle on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @01:49PM
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2 ideas:
1. stolen bike finder button should stand out a bit more. maybe in red (btn-danger)
2. Dont have a stolen bike but is there a way to flag listings so that other browsers know they are browsing a stolen bike. Might auth with a social network and require a couple friends to flag it as well (so individuals dont do it maliciously). But would massively improve your data and would help the community self police.
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How would people identify stolen bikes that are not their own?
I've seen suspicious craigslist ads in the past.
Many bikes photographed in the same spot. Poor-quality photographs (blurry, etc.) that make it difficult to pick out distinguishing marks. Very little detail about the bike's components.
None of these are proof of a stolen bike, but each is a useful flag, an indicator that the ad is worth further scrutiny, and flagging could help people looking for their bike.
My thought was - recruit your friends to flag it with you. When things get stolen you normally tell your friends, who tend to be sympathetic. Better than no flagging, though I admit this can be gamed quite easily of not policed well (one set of users flagging several bikes could be of concern for example)