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Typo: NCs not CMs,

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I like the idea of broader exposure to structured evidence based decision processes, but not to (my understanding of) Nickname Courts specifically.

I do see that CMs could be a compelling application domain. But if NCs attempt to make decisions based on only veracity, then, while we may get fewer Stupid Sams and Ugly Irmas than now, the ones we *do* get would be a) sanctioned by the adults and b) further legitimized to the extent that the Court's decisions were regarded as objectively true. The experienced cruelty level of negative nicknames would thus be significantly higher than now, and I don't see benefits which could outweigh this ( certainly not ones which couldn't be achieved by other, more cruelty-free, flavors of Court)

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