From Reputable to Neutral Overnight. Here's How I Feel.

I just dropped 251 points on Ethos.

Went from 1675 → 1424 in a blink. Reputable → Neutral.

And I think it’s time to speak up.

I’m not mad that things changed. Ethos is a new product, and adjustments are part of the process. I’ve built and contributed to early-stage projects before. Iteration is healthy.

But how these changes are being handled?

That’s the part that feels off.

Scoring Changes Are Fine. But What About the Way It Was Done?

- No real community heads-up.

- No vote.

- No open debate.

- Just a silent rollout in the corner of Discord.

This platform was supposed to give the community a voice, and ironically, those same voices were ignored when it came to a decision that affects everyone’s reputation.

Is Ethos Becoming a Place to “Buy” Reputation?

The new weighting makes one thing clear:

If you don’t vouch big ETH, your reputation barely moves.

Meanwhile, actions like:

- consistent activity

- thoughtful reviews

- onboarding others to Ethos...

...are now nearly meaningless in the score.

That’s not the system I signed up for. I joined Ethos because I believed it could help bring clarity to Web3 reputation not just turn it into another game for insiders and whales.

My Honest Take

I’m still rooting for Ethos. Still believe the core idea matters.

But if we don’t listen to feedback, or worse, brush it off. It’ll become just another closed-circle platform with pretty UX and no real weight behind it.

I’ll keep using Ethos, but I’m also hoping this moment sparks real reflection within the team.

We want this to work.

But it has to be with the community, not over our heads.