Good morning, Cheley,
The consistency checker has been helpful in sprucing up the lower branches of my own tree, and in identifying serious issues elsewhere.
So I appreciate it, and have selected the option to "ignore" or "hide" whenever appropriate (for very close relatives, which are to be found conveniently listed for us simply by clicking on the "Home" tab).
I've already made some of the easier changes, and now have a handy list of more difficult problems for future reference. So that's really nice. It provides me with some important genealogical goals.
With regard to the more ancient profiles and distant relatives (Colonial, Medievel, MPs, etc.) that require Curator intervention, Discussions, and/or respectable documentation to accompany any changes -- there are policies already in place.
So hopefully the curators responsible for those profiles are busy checking the automatically identified inconsistencies on them. Once "hidden" or "ignored" -- they happily disappear from view. Yay!
Nevertheless, it is always more pleasant to believe that everyone with a Geni account is respectful, honest, and imbued with good common sense or education -- and not just playing with or misconstruing the programs.
A bad case of anarchy would probably destroy the whole system or render it meaningless, and I doubt there would be anything of real value to gain from that.
And personally I don't feel compelled to 'make all the inconsistency symbols go away' immediately, because to begin with they don't always represent REAL inconsistencies, just possible ones.
Their purpose is to call attention to potential problems, not dictate immediate action be taken in every case. And some of the real problems will obviously require more research, proper documentation, and perhaps discussion, etc. So it takes time and effort; they're not always going to be a quick or easy fix.
Fortunately, one person isn't responsible for the whole world tree. We have lots and lots of good help around here. I'm patient enough to wait and see how long it takes to clean it all up.
