Reputation can be a useful signal or a marketing weapon. The Reputation and Vouching Policy defines what counts as a vouch (signed identity, scoped to a real relationship), how reputation is computed and displayed, anti-gaming measures (no rapid bursts, no vouch farms, no extortion), and the path for contesting reputation decisions.
It applies to anyone receiving or giving reputation signals, the Map.ca data team that maintains the model, and anti-manipulation reviewers.
Requirements
- Disclose the reputation model in plain language.
- Detect and respond to coordinated reputation gaming.
Prohibitions
- Do not allow reputation to be sold, traded, or extorted.
- Do not let reputation become the primary ranking signal.