I would disagree that NIP-05 = verification at this point. There are a bunch of sites that offer free NIP-05 addresses, clients that create a NIP-05 address when creating a new private key, and at this point, the average non-technical person sees NIP-05 as just a Human-Readable Identifier.
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Agree. Point is it's more signal than just summing zaps or reactions/comments. Ranking is cat and mouse.
I'd probably separate all the interactions by distinct entities, rank slightly higher for NIP-05, and use that until there's a better proof of work for identity. You could also add in pagerank.