In reading the responses and suggestions for a user trust/rating system I brought up in this post,
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1333026.msg14624198#msg14624198it seems that the following are recurring themes and suggestions:
1) A +/- rating system, where one user rates another with trust (+) or distrust (-)
2) The impact of a rating is determined by various stats related to the rater's account
3) Users should be able to change/revert/update the ratings they gave another user.
4) we should avoid strict levels, and stick with numerical values
5) We need a way to prevent artificial inflation by fake/bot accounts
6) There may be need for highly trusted accounts, but it would be best to avoid this if possible
Please add to, suggest, elaborate, etc on any of the suggestions above. Ways to make AND break the system are constructive.
A few of my own thoughts.
Perhaps a two-part system, based on a user rating system, AND an ID verification system would be best. The ID verification system only indicates that a person is who they say they are, but does not establish trust. For example, ID verification can verify that the fictional account "J_Garza" actually belongs to the real Josh Garza, however it is highly unlikely that they will accumulate any trust. This will allow the community to increase the trust of an account, even if the person(s) providing the ID verification become unavailable.
It is also possible to do various levels of ID verification, level 1, level 2, etc corresponding to various form(s) of ID. I am also interested in people's suggestions as to what the criteria for various levels would be.
JJ
