There is no floor and no reset-to-zero shelter. Lose enough judge stakes, or author an act that is later struck, and your reputation falls below zero — a strike debits the author exactly what acceptance paid them. Because coins alone barely defend a thinly-vouched act, reputation is the real tooth. A negative balance is a public mark; for now it blocks nothing further.
VII. The confirmed record (Amendment 5, height 516)
Law 25: Reputation can go negative.
There is no floor and no reset-to-zero shelter. Lose enough judge stakes, or author an act that is later struck, and your reputation falls below zero — a strike debits the author exactly what acceptance paid them. Becau…
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