From: "Tim May" <tcmay@got.net>
I think all this stuff about reputations is being solved pretty neatly by the credit bureaus... up to getting scalars on people / companies.
This is naive. Credit bureaus handle only a particular class of reputations, certain types of credit-worthiness, and then with well-documented deep flaws:
Ok, I agree I was too happy to have found something connected to this :) Let's say there APPEARS to be a solution, at least to a class of problems - trade reputations - and the credit bureaus MIGHT BE a good start in that direction. (And apparently a good second step would be the removal of the flaws you mention.) Also, regarding the flaws: something like this would be a HUGE improvement over the current situation in many countries (mine included). Mark