1. A method for processing information from a variety of submitters, the method comprising: receiving information about one or more nodes from a submitter from a plurality of submitters numbered from 1 through N, the one or more nodes being associated respectively with one or more IP addresses on a world wide network of computers; identifying a submitter reputation of the submitter from a knowledge base; associating a node reputation of the node based upon at least the reputation of the submitter and submitted information from the submitter; and transferring the node reputation.