!!! Overview[1]
[{$pagename}] computes and publishes reputation scores for a set of objects (e.g. [Service Providers], services, goods or [entities|Entity]) within a [community|Community of Interest] or [domain|Security Domain], based on a collection of opinions that other [entities|Entity] hold about the [Entity].

The opinions are typically passed as ratings to a central place where all perceptions, opinions and ratings can be accumulated. A reputation center uses a specific reputation algorithm to dynamically compute the reputation scores based on the received ratings. [Reputation] is a sign of trustworthiness manifested as testimony by other people.

New expectations and realities about the [transparency], [availability], and [privacy] of people and institutions are emerging. Reputation management – the selective exposure of personal information and activities – is an important element to how people function in networks as they establish [credentials], build [trust] with others, and gather information to deal with problems or make decisions.

[{$pagename}]s are related to recommender systems and collaborative filtering, but with the difference that [{$pagename}]s produce scores based on explicit ratings from the community, whereas recommender systems use some external set of entities and events (such as the purchase of books, movies, or music) to generate marketing recommendations to users. The role of [{$pagename}]s is to facilitate [trust], and often functions by making the reputation more visible.

!! [{$pagename}]s [Security Considerations]
[{$pagename}]s are subject to [Sybil] [Attacks]

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* [#1] - [Reputation_system|Wikipedia:Reputation_system|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2016-08-21-