# kaal:claim:4067783-025

**Claim.** The friction generated by anonymous trolling can be mitigated through incentivized reputational architecture governed by protocols the community itself decides on, so anonymity does not have to corrupt DAO governance.

**Type.** design  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- reputational architecture is implemented correctly and community governed

**Source quote.**

> By contrast, if implemented correctly, anonymity significantly upgrades DAO governance. The friction that arises from anonymous trolling can be mitigated through the implementation of incentivized reputational architecture governed by protocols decided upon by the community.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *DAO Fallacies* (2022), II.5 Myth #5: Anonymity leads to Bad Actors, page 10

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, DAO Fallacies (2022). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4067783

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `48f1e307cdbbe28c7843f7744d0ba8cf01662f257a53f2066a7a6c7e03a5acec` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202022%20-%20DAO%20Fallacies.pdf

**Topics.** reputation, governance-design

**Keywords.** anonymity, reputation-architecture, trolling, governance-design

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