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I like the free Web of Trust add-on, and I do like the way users can rate a site based on their experiences -- sites can get low ratings based on spam, viruses and trojans, misleading information, child safety, etc.
Unfortunately, this also means that users can and do give sites low ratings because they disagree with the politics. Or because of a mistake. I've seen legitimate businesses and science journals getting the orange (or even red) donut because they were flagged for some odd reason. For example, Frontiers in Bioscience has a couple of bad ratings.
The latest odd rating I've seen is the rating for Chaosium, Inc., the RPG publisher, which is getting flagged as a Facebook virus spammer. When I rated the site myself and pointed out it was a legitimate site and posted a question on the WOT board, my rating was rated "I disagree" less than half an hour later. Legitmate reviews often get voted down without explanation -- look at the votes on the reputation for the Science magazine website.
I am beginning to wonder if I should give up on WOT and try something less frustrating with site ratings I can feel more trustworthy about... Any suggestions?
Unfortunately, this also means that users can and do give sites low ratings because they disagree with the politics. Or because of a mistake. I've seen legitimate businesses and science journals getting the orange (or even red) donut because they were flagged for some odd reason. For example, Frontiers in Bioscience has a couple of bad ratings.
The latest odd rating I've seen is the rating for Chaosium, Inc., the RPG publisher, which is getting flagged as a Facebook virus spammer. When I rated the site myself and pointed out it was a legitimate site and posted a question on the WOT board, my rating was rated "I disagree" less than half an hour later. Legitmate reviews often get voted down without explanation -- look at the votes on the reputation for the Science magazine website.
I am beginning to wonder if I should give up on WOT and try something less frustrating with site ratings I can feel more trustworthy about... Any suggestions?