Congratulations on the newfound seniority and the tiny payrise XP Now you can buy a tiny bit more hive? XD
I remember when I was on Facebook a hundred million years ago one of the "app" things that they had was a 6 degrees of separation one where you could pick some random account and see how you were connected to them. It was really gimmicky, I don't know if whoever made it wanted to do anything more than "prove" six degrees of separation but even if they wanted to do more with it I don't think Facebook would have allowed access to the useful data because they wanted to use it exclusively for competitive ad selling advantage...er...I mean...security and privacy reasons, because they care deeply about those things XD
Probably :D
I think that 6 degrees kind of works for a web of trust, if the information is available. Even though a single point might not be valuable, once they are all stacked on top of each other from different directions, it would be quite accurate.
It is kind of like a story I have used with classes to explain different focus points.
There is a bank robbery and the police have three witnesses, Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Armani. While each witness might be able to identify a part of the perp, they will have more or less accuracy depending on their focus. Da Vinci notices the face, Michelangelo the body, Armani what they were wearing and together, there is a pretty accurate description.
While not a great story, it is easy to explain in a short time and I think if applied to a WoT it works. perhaps :)