Is WOT (web of trust) reliable

[ted]

if you go to this site http://www.ziddu.com/ it has the green circle of trust but when you read the reviews its bombarded by red http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/ziddu.com

[safeguy]

Simple dude....did you see this?

Comments provide more information, but do not affect the reputation

Lesson to be learned: Unless you trust the site (based on your own knowledge/experience), don't just rely on it's 'color' by WOT...always make it a practice to view the scorecard beforehand to get an idea or so of how 'good' or 'bad' the site can be. And take it as a friendly opinion...not as a final judgment of whether you should enter the site/not. There are other stuffs for that such as URL scanners or simply your guts.

[ted]

Simple dude....did you see this?



Lesson to be learned: Unless you trust the site (based on your own knowledge/experience), don't just rely on it's 'color' by WOT...always make it a practice to view the scorecard beforehand to get an idea or so of how 'good' or 'bad' the site can be. And take it as a friendly opinion...not as a final judgment of whether you should enter the site/not. There are other stuffs for that such as URL scanners or simply your guts.

yes i check scorecards now if its a site i don't know, my cousin got a virus from a site given the green trust circle so its basically commonsense i suppose

[luffy]

Yeah, some pr0n sites have green on WoT.

[jock]

ted.
Your first click here was blocked by my Emisoft Anti malware so not a good site to open.

[hellnoire]

Always. Read. The. Comments.

That's what i always tell people.

[LizardMan]

Always. Read. The. Comments.

That's what i always tell people.

Reading the comments is the best way, totally agreed.

[leofelix]

Reading the comments is the best way, totally agreed.

Indeed and also the date when some users join WOT and what site they reated
Some people try to cheat on WOT ratings, usually WOT team take care of them in the more appropriate way

[INDRANIL]

Reading comment is the best way but if you are not sure, check that website with urlvoid, macfee site advisor then decide to enter or not. Here is a long list of important webforms that will surely help you to decide .

[Ande]

Enough unfounded bad opinions can keep people away from a good site.
More than one source is your best bet for thorough checking.