I agree, the trust system is very poorly managed and has become a complete mess. I am not holding my breath for new forum software, it has been a couple years already since that was promised. I appreciate you taking action on your own trust list, and thank you for reviewing this situation critically and without bias. I have already edited my trust list accordingly. People care because, as traders, what our trust rating appears like to users on the default trust list has direct and massive effects on our ability to trade. Additionally I worked my ass off over 3 years to build an impeccable trading reputation here, back when Bitcoin was still nothing but a joke and everything was always an uphill battle, just to have some out of control, self proclaimed scambuster crap all over it because he doesn't like that I point out his abusive behavior. I just don't find this acceptable by any standards.

This forum is so chocked full of paranoia, users will often walk away at any negative rating without even reviewing it, just looking at the red and green numbers, then trade with some one else. It seems superficial, but traders examination of their prospective trading partners are unfortunately often very superficial if not uninformed. VOD occupies a position of authority in the default trust system, which he regularly abuses, and that harms all of us. He needs to be removed from the default trust.