Wikipedia:Trust network
 | The following is a proposed Wikipedia policy, guideline, or process. The proposal may still be in development, under discussion, or in the process of gathering consensus for adoption. |
This proposal for a "web of trust" is inspired by the mailing list thread that began with this posting by Jimbo Wales and its implementation in the German Wikipedia as the Vertrauensnetz system.
The network can help to reveal the extent to which Wikipedia contributors are trusted by their peers. This information might serve several purposes: for instance, as an indicator when considering to what extent the Wikipedia content added by a user can be trusted, or when considering a request for adminship.
To see who trusts a user, go to Special:Whatlinkshere/User:Example user/Trusted by, where Example user is the user being considered. Alternatively, use {{trust}} with the username to produce Template:Trust, which provides direct links to lists of other users who trust that user, and also the contributors that user trusts.
To assert trust in other users:
- Make a /Trust subpage of your userpage, e.g. User:Example user/Trust
- Include the {{Trust network}} template, writing {{Trust network|Example user}} where "Example user" is your username.
- After that, make a list of Wikipedians that you trust, making use of the template {{I trust|User name|Reason (optional)}} – for an example, see User:TheGrappler/Trust.
An inactive previous format of Wikipedia trust network is archived here.