Tye says (i'm paraphrasing liberally here) you should vote on all nodes deserving of a vote because node reputation is more important than monk reputation (we should vote for nodes not for monks).
That of course doesn't help with the problem the OP is describing. In the situation described, the potential voter isn't knowledgable about the subject at hand - so the OP lacks the knowledge whether a vote should be cast, and if, whether it's positive or negative.

It also doesn't work well for people who don't have an account (no votes at all), or people with a low level (not many votes to cast).

If node reputation is really more important than monk reputation, then why can you only see the reputation of a node after you've voted on it, while you can always see the reputation of a monk?

I'd agree with tye that node reputation could be more useful/important than monk reputation, but because most node reputations will be hidden, node reputation is of limited use.

Abigail

In reply to Re: Reputation for anonymous monks by Abigail-II
in thread Reputation for anonymous monks by jonnyfolk

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