"As far as I know, no one thinks voting rings should be a component of "how social networks actually work." " That's a limited view. Some people recognize that

"As far as I know, no one thinks voting rings should be a component of "how social networks actually work." " That's a limited view. Some people recognize that voting rings happen, and are considering a way to fix them: http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2007/08/uberfact-ultimate-social-verifier.html http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2007/08/uberfac...