Reputations Research Network

"Welcome to the Reputation Research Network

A reputation system gives people information about others' past performance. It can enhance an on-line interaction environment by:

helping people decide who to trust;
encouraging people to be more trustworthy;
discouraging those who are not trustworthy from participating.

This site is for researchers who are studying how reputation systems should work in theory, how they actually work in practice, and how they could work better. You can find out about people, papers, and practical systems. And you can contribute pointers to useful information."