Source records.
- Qualification
- What relevant capability or authority is evidenced before entry.
- Adoption
- Whether a work is publicly used or maintained, with scope and uncertainty stated.
- Independent review
- Review by a person or body independent of the publisher, when such evidence exists.
- Evidence
- The public source, immutable reference, license, and written record supporting each claim.
Four dimensions.
- Opus
- What was made, reviewed, or maintained.
- Fides
- Whether commitments and limits were made legible and kept.
- Concordia
- How responsibility and disagreement were handled with others.
- Effectus
- What consequence is evidenced, including uncertainty and limits.
Standings.
- Candidatus
- Scoped entry with claims and fit still under review.
- Probatus
- Completed work with evidence that passed a declared review.
- Socius
- Repeated dependable contribution and collaboration.
- Curator
- Human-reviewed and appointed stewardship; never automatic.
Prohibitions.
No social score, universal rank, popularity metric, follower total, badge, or opaque model substitutes for evidence. Missing evidence is not a zero; it is recorded as absent.
Reputation never grants permission to handle private data, money, or regulated work. Context and human judgment remain necessary.