I can't say anything about your situation, only my personal opinion:
The trust system in these last month was ruined by a lot of members and I hope that in the new forum software it will be a new trust system. The feedback should be sent only if there is a valid reference and proofs.
I will remove Vod from my trust list, because I don't trust his feedback (negative, positive or neutral) and you should do the same. Build your trust list, who cares?
I agree, the trust system is very poorly managed and has become a complete mess.
Exactly. What makes it worse is that there seems to be a few members who are able to say what they want, neg rep who they want & abuse who they want without any repercussion from admins, as your sig points out.