my rep

This is kind of interesting. It's a website that works with OpenID to establish reputation based on URL. So you can make an assertion, and then other people vote on that assertion, and if enough people care, they vote it up or down.

So now people can vote on this, and truth is established based on votes. Now, obviously this is imperfect, but it's an interesting start towards online reputation.

That statement may be true, but I see you don't have any cred yet. I'm not certain I can trust you. Sorry, friend! - Mara

Oh, he cannot be trusted... afterall, SOMEONE must keep changing my password here on me!!

Mara, your livejournal account is an openID, so you can head over and give me some cred if it will make you feel better.