Trust System

[rimbit]

We have contacted a few of the hardware builders (BFL and so on) and I have to say. They are either ignorant or dont give a damn.
We are trying to extend the value of their mining rigs... via our system... which only adds value to miners and the rigs they use... But... anyway, they dont care! 

[yeah11]

Don' trust anyone on the internet that's all you need to know.

[alaudidae]

Thank you for making us aware of how this feature works

[bernard75]

Anybody in a hurry or if the offer is too good to be true, its most probably a scam.

[woodle]

I won't trust the fake-able number except that the person himself is well known and has a good reputation.

[🏰 TradeFortress 🏰]

I won't trust the fake-able number except that the person himself is well known and has a good reputation.

It's hard to fake, only trusted feedback shows up there.

[reubano]

What about a stack exchange type system that lets people rate the usefulness of other people's posts? This combined with a way to visualize a user's posts over time would be a better way to spot sock puppets who post frequently but dont add to the community and/or make all of their posts in a short period of time.

[coinedBit]

well, you'd be well advised, not to trust somebody based on contributions/postings on an anonymous forum - even if that person should have made 30k postings and spent years building up his reputation.

[Bogdan]

I am glad the forum takes scamming seriously and has a system in place to stop it.

[coinedBit]

Well, make up your own mind:

Warning: Moderators do not remove likely scams. You must use your own brain: caveat emptor. Watch out for Ponzi schemes. Do not invest more than you can afford to lose.

[Bogdan]

Well, make up your own mind:

Warning: Moderators do not remove likely scams. You must use your own brain: caveat emptor. Watch out for Ponzi schemes. Do not invest more than you can afford to lose.

I just hope the scammers dont get a chance. Some want to do legit business and they make the trade sections untrustworthy and hard to find a deal.

[coinedBit]

I assure you, this would be a rather lonely place without all those scammers and their fake accounts and pseudo-identities trying to support them ....

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[naphto]

I am glad the forum takes scamming seriously and has a system in place to stop it.

That system does not stop it.
I'm not even sure it will reduce it.

[BitOmni]

Thanks for that info. I do like the trust system.
+1

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=211858.0

I would suggest reading up on the trust system.  The above link goes to the announcement topic from the Meta section.

I'm going to leave this thread unlocked for newbies to ask questions and help each other understand.  Useless replies and off-topic remarks will be deleted.


Edit - This is a useless reply:

+1 for trust

[Fear]

Good trust system but its really not good for newbies.
People won't even give me a chance to build trust with them.
They just once they see you a new member they accuse you of scamming.
As if all these trusted members were registered with their reputation/posts and didn't make them.

[BFL_Shill]

Yeah what about us newbies? Will we ever have a chance?!

[Bush Ham]

What I understand, ripple is meant to incorporate trust management in its core? Please correct me if I'm wrong. Doesn't this go against what crypot is about?

[valuecoin]

Bitcoin is inherently all about being free and openly accessible to everyone to use as they see fit.

[weniejoy]

Hi, newbie here. Just read most of this thread and had one question.  What's to stop a scammer from creating multiple id's and building up trust between his own fraudulent network?

[tysat]

Hi, newbie here. Just read most of this thread and had one question.  What's to stop a scammer from creating multiple id's and building up trust between his own fraudulent network?

There's nothing to stop that.  You just need to be careful about who you put in your trust network and it won't affect you.