Douglas Otis <dotis(_at_)mail-abuse(_dot_)org> wrote:
There is a conflict of interests which may erode the integrity of what
is typically described as accreditation. When the revenue stream is
primarily from senders, then these services will likely respond to the
desires of the senders. ...
Exactly. Which is why a two-level system solves a lot of those issues.
Did you have comments about a two-level system, or were you just
agreeing that one-level reputation systems are problematic?
Tying multiple first-tier reputation services together won't help.
The result is still a first-tier reputation service.
Alan DeKok.