[SamBam]

The bots would be a serious issue if this ever became big enough, since they can add to each other's reputation. Reddit probably has thousands of code-hours devoted to this, and bots are still a problem.

There is also the problem that humans will probably tend to upvote "facts" that they agree with, and visa-versa. I'm not sure that reputation is the solution.

And yet "expert" verification introduces trust. I'm not sure what the solution is.

[teleclimber]

Yes it's a super tough problem, not to be underestimated by anybody working on such a platform.

If there is any easily automatable way gaining reputation, then the bots will use that, and if you can easily pass reputation too, then the rep system won't hold.

> I'm not sure what the solution is.

Ditto, and I've ben pondering this on and off for years :/