Honor system
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The honor system is a philosophical way of running a variety of endeavors based on trust and honor. Something that operates under the rule of the "honor system" is usually something that does not have strictly enforced rules behind its functioning. In the UK, it would more often be called a "trust system", and should not be confused with the British honours system.
A person engaged in a honor system has strong negative connotations associated with breaking or going against it. The negatives may include things like community shame, loss of stature, or in extreme situations, banishment.
In some places, for example, public transportation such as trains operate on an honor system. The local government may find it impractical or overly expensive to install ticket-checking turnstiles at every station, and instead rely on casual human surveillance to check if all train riders possess tickets. In such a system one could thus ride the train without paying, and simply hope he would be lucky enough to avoid a random ticket check during his trip. Though unethical, such behavior is impossible for an honor system by itself to prevent. However, some train companies discourage fare-dodging by means of a penalty fares system, in which a person who is caught travelling without a valid ticket is charged a significantly greater amount than what a ticket would have cost for the journey being made.
In some colleges, the honor system is used to administer tests unsupervised. Students are generally asked to sign an honor code statement that says they will not cheat or use unauthorized resources when taking the test.
See also
- Hawala or hundi, an informal value transfer system based on an honour system
The Honor System is also a band formed out of the ashes of The Broadways that included Tyler Wiseman of Tuesday and Dan Hanaway and Rob DePaola of The Broadways. In their first release, they held a Broadways-esque emotional political-rock feel, which was replaced later in their release Rise and Run, which brought a more The Ghost-esque feel to their music. The Honor System are currently on hiatus but since have gone on to form Whale|Horse, who have developed an indie-rock sound all their own.