# Reputation verification `kaal:entity:reputation-verification` **Status.** derived This node is assembled mechanically from the 9 claims that carry the concept tag `reputation-verification`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself. ## Every claim under this term 9 claims across 4 works, 2018 to 2021. **2018** - [3128900-015](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3128900-015) [definitional/asserted] -- Semada is stipulated as an autonomous, decentralized, open source protocol on the Ethereum blockchain that enables domain specific reputation verification for human task crowdsourcing. > Semada is an autonomous, decentralized, open-source protocol29 that enables domain specific reputation verification for human task crowdsourcing, built on the ETHEREUM blockchain. Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Mechanical Turk Through Verified Reputation (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3128900 - [3128900-016](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3128900-016) [mechanism/argued] -- The protocol lowers cost because it removes the manual verification step and the associated multiplication of micro task work that centralized systems require, letting decentralized workers capture the gains from disintermediation. > the Semada Protocol removes the manual verification and the associated multiplication of micro task work necessitated by centralized systems, enabling its decentralized micro task workers to profit from the disintermediation. Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Mechanical Turk Through Verified Reputation (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3128900 - [3128900-019](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3128900-019) [mechanism/asserted] -- The protocol architecture together with its incentive structure is what produces enhanced 51 percent attack resistance, which the author claims exceeds prior reputation verification attempts in both decentralized and centralized networks. > The Semada Protocol architecture and its incentive structure facilitates enhanced 51% attack resistance unlike any previous reputation verification attempts in decentralized and centralized networks. Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Mechanical Turk Through Verified Reputation (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3128900 - [3128900-023](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3128900-023) [design/argued] -- Rather than repeating the same task across many workers to reach quality, the architecture verifies quality directly by examining and validating individual worker task performance through reputation verification. > Instead of repeating work on given tasks to attain high quality work products for micro tasks, Semada uses an architecture of reputation verification that examines micro worker task performance and verifies the validity and quality of the work. Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Mechanical Turk Through Verified Reputation (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3128900 - [3128900-047](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3128900-047) [predictive/speculative] -- Mechanical turk is only one application of the underlying reputation protocol, and further use cases that cannot presently be conceptualized will emerge over time. > Other use cases will evolve on the Semada Platform over time and applications for the Semada Protocol that cannot currently be conceptualized will materialize. Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Mechanical Turk Through Verified Reputation (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3128900 **2019** - [3405401-029](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3405401-029) [mechanism/argued] -- Decentralized reputation verification systems enable mathematically rigid smart contracts to become more adjustable to the needs of business, with reputation verification serving as the backstop for smart contracting. > Decentralized reputation verification systems enable mathematically rigid smart contracts to become more adjustable for the needs of business. Reputation verification becomes the backstop for smart contracting. Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Commerce – A Primer on Why Decentralized Reputation Verification Systems Are Needed (2019). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3405401 - [3405401-030](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3405401-030) [design/argued] -- The rigorous code is law standard associated with smart contracting can be upheld while still gaining flexibility, because reputation verification operates at the level of smart contract template verification rather than altering contract execution. > While the rigorous standard of "code is law", associated with smart contracting, can be upheld, reputation verification enables smart contract template verification. Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Commerce – A Primer on Why Decentralized Reputation Verification Systems Are Needed (2019). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3405401 - [3406323-036](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3406323-036) [design/argued] -- Decentralized reputation verification is the backstop for smart contracting: it makes mathematically rigid smart contracts more adjustable for business needs and validates smart contract templates, which raises counterparty trust and removes the need for costly back-testing. > Decentralized reputation verification systems enable mathematically rigid smart contracts to become more adjustable for the needs of business. Reputation verification becomes the backstop for smart contracting. Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization - A Primer on the New Economy (2019). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3406323 **2021** - [3782201-002](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782201-002) [condition/asserted] -- Effective decentralized DAO governance necessitates reputation verification systems. > We believe that effective decentralized DAO governance necessitates reputation verification systems. Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Future of Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782201 ## Verify Every claim above resolves to a record carrying a verbatim source quote, the sha256 of the source PDF, and a preformatted citation. Nothing here asks to be taken on trust. curl -s https://wulfkaal.github.io/entities/reputation-verification.md | sha256sum **Canonical form.** This markdown file is the canonical hashed representation of this entity node. Its sha256 is the content hash.