That “but” is the main pitfall with #WoT, I think. If you’re filtering out #spammers by filtering out people with low WoT scores, then you’re also filtering out new people that you just haven’t connected with yet.
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Yes this point is correct. I thnk it would be worth it, that clients try to implement thos metrics in a opt in way. This way it is possible to try them without harm. When it does not work, it will go to have no big effect then.