I value ratings by X person because they've never upvoted spam. I devalue ratings by Y person because they're a spam shill, and everyone associated with Y person because they're all a hive of spammers. And then https://xkcd.com/810/ .
It would devolve into semi-isolated enclaves of interconnected inter-trusting users, but as you discover them, you could "trust their trust" and instantly include their enclave by reference. Which I think is a good thing -- you'd find a community that's all about some topic, and instantly benefit from their years of content gathering.
I value ratings by X person because they've never upvoted spam. I devalue ratings by Y person because they're a spam shill, and everyone associated with Y person because they're all a hive of spammers. And then https://xkcd.com/810/ .
It would devolve into semi-isolated enclaves of interconnected inter-trusting users, but as you discover them, you could "trust their trust" and instantly include their enclave by reference. Which I think is a good thing -- you'd find a community that's all about some topic, and instantly benefit from their years of content gathering.