Your concern is totally understandable. The reason why we asked for mobile number is because TORUM has an integrated cryptocurrency exchange. The info that you provided is directly linked to the exchange, and it will be used in the KYC process of the exchange in the future (Landers get to choose whether they want to perform the KYC or not). That is why we let Landers provide the info first, so they don't need to bother themselves doing it in the future.
Reputation system is one of the cool ideas we are exploring. We are looking at what other crypto social platforms like Uptrennd are doing too.
And what you said is absolutely spot on. At the end of the day, only time will prove TORUM is not a Ponzi schemes or any shady projects you can see in the crypto space.
About the concern of fake numbers, Landers are incentivized to verify their mobile number they provided on TORUM. For example, we have to verify our account before we can start doing missions on TORUM. If Landers provide fake numbers, well we can be sure that they can't participate in the mission system.
If you have any questions after reading our whitepaper, feel free to share them. I might not always be active on PeakD, but I always find some time to stay active on Hive.