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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Zero interest in a digital badge (fyi: I have a buddy who works in academia loves the gamification of everything and is well known for his badge work). Having said that, I want a t-shirt! I resorted to stickers I bought for slapping “Tor” and “NSA Inside” places. We need folks to step up with relays. T-shirts are going branding and getting the word out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Per “revoking”, we can require relays to be running 6 months or a year before you get a shirt. Also, shirts can be free but shipping costs money. Or something like that. I’d even buy a polo if available. Make it a “work” shirt.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-Ben<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> tor-relays [mailto:tor-relays-bounces@lists.torproject.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Magnus Hedemark<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 25, 2015 11:33 AM<br><b>To:</b> tor-relays@lists.torproject.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [tor-relays] Qualities of a good relay (Sean Saito)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>These ideas are quite good. I think it would be interesting for a partner organization like the EFF maybe to gamify Tor relay best practices by issuing Mozilla type merit badges [ <a href="http://openbadges.org/">http://openbadges.org/</a> ] to relay operators. Setting it up is not free, volunteer time is not free, but it's a way to recognize volunteers in meaningful ways that does not require sending out tee shirts around the world.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Importantly, badges should also be revoked if a relay operator is found to be behaving in less than meritorious ways. This is easily done. [ <a href="https://github.com/mozilla/openbadges-backpack/wiki/Revoking-Issued-Badges">https://github.com/mozilla/openbadges-backpack/wiki/Revoking-Issued-Badges</a> ]<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Magnus : E0B7C731568AC72AE848EDE91F857A3FED19ED0B<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>@Magnus919<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://protonmail.ch">ProtonMail</a>, encrypted email based in Switzerland.<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: Re: [tor-relays] Qualities of a good relay (Sean Saito)<br>Time (GMT): Jun 25 2015 15:12:17<br>From: <a href="mailto:moritz@torservers.net">moritz@torservers.net</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:tor-relays@lists.torproject.org">tor-relays@lists.torproject.org</a><br><br>Hi Sean,<br><br>On 06/24/2015 03:07 AM, <a href="mailto:saitosean@ymail.com">saitosean@ymail.com</a> wrote:<br>> Besides the obvious requirements of a good relay (e.g. speed,<br>> geo-diversity, constant uptime), what qualities make a relay valuable to<br>> the Tor network and its users?<br><br>George posted some ideas a while ago:<br><a href="https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007181.html">https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007181.html</a><br><br>I also remember another list of "diversity criteria" that someone<br>posted, but I can't remember who or in which thread.<br><br>-- <br>Moritz Bartl<br><a href="https://www.torservers.net/">https://www.torservers.net/</a><br>_______________________________________________<br>tor-relays mailing list<br><a href="mailto:tor-relays@lists.torproject.org">tor-relays@lists.torproject.org</a><br><a href="https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays">https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></body></html>