Voting & Reputation

The voting and reputation system is at the core of DappScore's community-driven approach.

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Before You VoteDo Your Due Diligence!

Your voting accuracy directly affects your reputation and earnings. Before casting a vote:

• Research the project - Check their website, team, social media, and smart contracts

• Verify claims - Don't take project descriptions at face value

• Read comments - See what other community members have discovered

• Check the contract - Look for red flags like mint functions or hidden fees

Remember: Voting correctly earns you rewards. Voting incorrectly hurts your reputation, reduces your vote weight, and decreases your future earnings. Take your time!---

Voting on Projects

How to Vote

1. Connect your wallet

2. Navigate to a project page

3. Research the project thoroughly

4. Review community comments and analysis

5. Click Trust (upvote) or Distrust (downvote)

6. Earn $SCORE tokens for participating

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Vote Weight

Your vote's impact depends on multiple factors:

Reputation Level

Reputation	Level	Weight Bonus
0-99	New	1x
100-499	Member	1x
500-999	Active	2x
1000+	Trusted	3x

Account Age

Older accounts carry more weight to prevent manipulation:

Account Age	Weight Multiplier
< 7 days	0.5x
7-30 days	0.75x
30-90 days	1x
90+ days	1.25x

Combined Weight Calculation

Final Vote Weight = Reputation Multiplier × Account Age Multiplier

Example: A "Trusted" user (3x) with a 90+ day account (1.25x) has a vote weight of 3.75x.

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Voting Accuracy & RewardsYour accuracy matters! The platform tracks whether your votes align with community consensus over time.### Accuracy Tiers

Accuracy	Tier	Reward Multiplier
90-100%	Expert	2x rewards
75-89%	Reliable	1.5x rewards
50-74%	Average	1x rewards
< 50%	Unreliable	0.5x rewards

Voting against eventual consensus hurts your accuracy score, which reduces your future earnings.

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Comment Voting

Comments also have upvote/downvote functionality:

• Upvote quality, helpful comments

• Downvote spam or misleading information

• Comment votes affect the commenter's reputation

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Reputation System

Earning Reputation

Action	Reputation Gained
Vote on a project	+5
Vote aligns with consensus	+10 bonus
Comment upvoted	+10 per upvote
Report confirmed scam	+100
Quality contributor badge	+500

Losing ReputationProtect your reputation! Lost reputation takes time to rebuild and affects your earnings.

Action	Reputation Lost
Comment downvoted	-5 per downvote
Vote against strong consensus	-10
False scam report	-50
Terms violation	-100 to -1000

Reputation Badges

Badge	Requirement	Perks
New	0-99 rep	Basic access
Member	100-499 rep	Badge displayed
Active	500-999 rep	2x vote weight
Trusted	1000+ rep	3x vote weight, priority support

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Trust Score Calculation

A project's trust score is calculated as:

Trust Score = (Weighted Upvotes / Total Weighted Votes) × 100

Where:

• Weighted Upvotes = Sum of (upvote × voter's weight)

• Total Weighted Votes = Weighted Upvotes + Weighted Downvotes

Example

If a project has:

• 10 upvotes from "Trusted" users (3x weight each) = 30

• 5 upvotes from "New" users (1x weight each) = 5

• 5 downvotes from "Member" users (1x weight each) = 5

Trust Score = (30 + 5) / (30 + 5 + 5) × 100 = 87.5%

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Trust Levels

Based on trust score and vote count:

Level	Score Range	Min Votes
New Listing	Any	<10
Trusted	70-100%	10+
Neutral	40-69%	10+
Suspicious	20-39%	10+
Suspected Scam	0-19%	10+

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Gaming Prevention

• One vote per wallet per project

• Account age requirements for full vote weight

• Reputation decay for inactive accounts

• Sybil resistance through on-chain verification

• Admin review for suspicious patterns

• Voting accuracy tracking to catch bad actors