I believe you're on the right path. Exploring and displaying trust between people is one of the big missing pieces on the web.
People are currently replacing the harder questions like "can I trust this person to do what he says he can" with simple or shallow ones based on status and image.
People are currently replacing the harder questions like "can I trust this person to do what he says he can" with simple or shallow ones based on status and image.
Good luck with this!