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 New users have no reputation and it’s not clear how they can earn it in a decentralized system. 
 Provide useful content and resources to the system. It will take time and that's the point. 
 Explain the process step by step please so a dev could implement it into their nostr client. 
 I have extended the iris.to Nostr client, into a clone of the site with a  reputation system on it (prof of concept). It works, but it is still fairly simple: https://dpeep.com. 
You can trust people and posts, and the trust network extends 3 degrees deep. You need to create multiple accounts and trust each other to see the effects and the networks of web of trust.
I'll write some posts about how the general system works later.
 
 the main problem is a spam from bots, that have just created the account, which requieres somebody to check, if the content is valid 
 In a network of trust with, say, 100,000 people, it only takes one or a few people to spot the bot and decide to distrust it. Once that happens, the rest of the network gets the signal that the account isn’t trustworthy, and most people won’t even see the spam. Instead of everyone having to individually check if the content is valid, the Web of Trust allows for the community to quickly filter out the bad actors. It’s like crowdsourced spam protection—one or two people deal with it, and the rest benefit from it.

#wot  #weboftrust  #reputation  #trust 
 So, you’re saying that once one or a few people don’t like your posts, you’re hidden from everyone else, forever? 
 Not at all! It’s not about being "hidden forever" just because a few people don’t like your posts. In a Web of Trust, trust is subjective. So, if a few people distrust you, it only affects their network and the people who trust them. Your posts would still be visible to others who trust you or those who haven’t built trust with the people who flagged you. It's a decentralized system, so no single opinion or small group can wipe you out across the entire network—your visibility depends on the trust relationships you build.