As we know, the basis of WOT’s reputation is user ratings. However, we sometimes face the misconception that rating websites with WOT is difficult. That is not true. Let us explain why.<\/p>\n
First of all, we do understand that everyone is not a specialist in online safety. We all want to avoid online risks, of course, but you might not have in-depth knowledge about the issue or you might not even be that interested. You might feel insecure about rating and questions like \u201cHow do I know if a site carries malware?\u201d or \u201cWhat is considered impropriate content for children?\u201d might cross your mind. However, that is not a reason not to rate.<\/p>\n
Why? First, because in a community you do not have to know everything yourself and second, each experience is valuable.<\/p>\n
Different kinds of raters are needed<\/strong><\/p>\n The WOT community consists of close to 17 million individuals with different backgrounds, interests, and knowledge. For example, tracking malware is difficult and you might not be able to do it, but someone else in the community can. Then again, you might be really into the Native American hoop dance and always buy your hoops in this little web store, and you\u2019ve never had any problems with your orders: Then you are the best person to rate that little website for vendor reliability. The Internet is a source of entertainment and information for different kinds of people for different kinds of purposes – therefore WOT needs different kinds of raters.<\/p>\n