1. Couldn't a FOAF rank be easily achieved? Recurrent information gets validated as true... or trustworthy? Or is this idea also "trickable"...who cares... just use social software and accept it's limits...

Posted at 5:46AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Eme

2.

A good name, like good will, is got by many actions and lost by one. -- Lord Jeffery

Posted at 5:46AM on Dec 19th 2005 by F. Randall Farmer

3. the guys at IvySocieties.com do use reciprocal picture verification.
It seems to cut down at least 50% of all FAKESTERS.

Posted at 5:46AM on Dec 19th 2005 by anon

4. Perhaps I haven't dug deep enough into FOAF to properly understand this, but my concern is far less that someone will brag about themselves or lie about who I am, but that someone might see fit to create a new "me" with which they will pull people into their network - a reputation honeypot if you will.

There is also the situation where one could have multiple FOAF files as Dan Brickley does. He plans to merge them, but what if he wasn't in control of the servers on which one existed?

Posted at 5:46AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Scott Moore

5. Couldn't a FOAF rank be easily achieved? Recurrent information gets validated as true... or trustworthy? Or is this idea also "trickable"...who cares... just use social software and accept it's limits...

Posted at 5:46AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Eme

6.

A good name, like good will, is got by many actions and lost by one. -- Lord Jeffery

Posted at 5:46AM on Dec 19th 2005 by F. Randall Farmer

7. the guys at IvySocieties.com do use reciprocal picture verification.
It seems to cut down at least 50% of all FAKESTERS.

Posted at 5:46AM on Dec 19th 2005 by anon

8. Perhaps I haven't dug deep enough into FOAF to properly understand this, but my concern is far less that someone will brag about themselves or lie about who I am, but that someone might see fit to create a new "me" with which they will pull people into their network - a reputation honeypot if you will.

There is also the situation where one could have multiple FOAF files as Dan Brickley does. He plans to merge them, but what if he wasn't in control of the servers on which one existed?

Posted at 5:46AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Scott Moore

9. Couldn't a FOAF rank be easily achieved? Recurrent information gets validated as true... or trustworthy? Or is this idea also "trickable"...who cares... just use social software and accept it's limits...

Posted at 5:46AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Eme

10.

A good name, like good will, is got by many actions and lost by one. -- Lord Jeffery

Posted at 5:46AM on Dec 19th 2005 by F. Randall Farmer

11. the guys at IvySocieties.com do use reciprocal picture verification.
It seems to cut down at least 50% of all FAKESTERS.

Posted at 5:46AM on Dec 19th 2005 by anon

12. Perhaps I haven't dug deep enough into FOAF to properly understand this, but my concern is far less that someone will brag about themselves or lie about who I am, but that someone might see fit to create a new "me" with which they will pull people into their network - a reputation honeypot if you will.

There is also the situation where one could have multiple FOAF files as Dan Brickley does. He plans to merge them, but what if he wasn't in control of the servers on which one existed?

Posted at 5:46AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Scott Moore