# kaal:claim:4941807-030

**Claim.** Validation Pools are the consensus mechanism of the proposed system: an author's stakes are pooled to evaluate a specific forum post, and the outcome of the pool can mint new reputation tokens that reflect community consensus on that contribution.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** asserted

**Holds when.**

- where participants stake against specific forum posts

**Source quote.**

> Validation Pool (VP) form a crucial mechanism where an author's stakes are pooled to evaluate specific posts within the forum. The outcome of a VP can lead to the minting of new REP tokens, reflecting the consensus on a given issue or contribution.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *AI Governance Via Web3 Reputation System* (2024), Foundations, page 27

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, AI Governance Via Web3 Reputation System (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4941807

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**Topics.** reputation, tokenomics, consensus-and-security, dao

**Keywords.** validation-pool, reputation-tokens, staking, consensus, dao

**Related claims.**

- restated_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4957318-031
- specializes: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4855607-021
- extends: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4796714-034

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