Have you guys noticed how all the dudes jockying for power echo each other's trust ratings like it's a job?
Mmm. I don't believe you can apply this logic to people who are already on depth 2 or 1 of DefaultTrust (we're on DefaultTrust to do things like that
to echo each other robotically? How is that a good thing? Doesn't this make default trust network into some kind of thoughtless monolith? I have to admit, I don't understand what you meant by this parenthetical.
), but with people who aren't on DefaultTrust you definitely see that a lot. I wouldn't put it as "jockeying for power", but more trying to get on DefaultTrust.
But meh, the event in question for the negative trust happened 2 years ago.
Closer to 3 years, actually, but anyway,
I see the reasoning for the negative trust but after that long it probably should just be let go. It wasn't *scamming* per se either like how EAL didn't *scam* Stunna by (allegedly) abusing the PrimeDice giveaway, just shady.
This is exactly what I'd expect you to say to tradefortress, were he around and listenging to reason "hey, tspacepilot and you seem to have had some misunderstanding, maybe it's time to let it go". However, tradefortress isn't even involved here. What's going on is that QS is using tf's false accusations to try to smear me. QS has no knowledge of the original situation and shouldn't be prentending to. What's happening is that he's taking the word of a known scammer and using alts to trust-spam me with it. It really should be making him look very bad. I'm quite surprised that anyone with such an MO would be added to a default trust list.
This whole thread in general from all main participants is ridiculous though. How the hell have you guys let this go on so long? Try an alternate route rather than all trying to scorched-earth (yes, your favourite phrase tspacepilot, but you do it as well) your way to the top by destroying each other's rep.
I appreciate your sentiment, DC. The only thing I'd like to add is that while it may seem like I'm also doing some sort of "scorched-earth", my motivation here is merely defensive. Yes, I've been fighting back against QS for months now. But crucially, I'm not jockying for power (or trying to get on default trust). I'm just trying to defend myself against an unwarranted smear campaign. When I say that QS is trying to do a scorched-earth strategy on his march to the top I'm referring to his quick-temper, his intransigence and unwillingness to admit he's been wrong. He neg-reps and walks away. Then makes mocking posts saying he'll offer money to anyone who can convince him he's wrong. While I am indeed fighting back against QS's attacks on me, I'm not doing any scorched-earth strategy because I'm not going around picking fights and neg-repping people. I basically spend my time on here chatting about the technical details of bitcoin, trying to help newbies (especially with linux-related topics) and learning a lot (I invite you to look through my post history of the last 3 years for evidence of this). I don't trade and I don't scam and I don't fight with people (unless they are attempting to smear me, in which case, yes, I *do* fight back).
I think that QS really, honestely expected to be able to steamroll me off the forum (or at least into creating another account, or purchasing a new account---maybe from him?!). That seems to be what happened to the other people he's attacked. But I'm not going to give him that satisfaction. I haven't done anything wrong and I'm not going to let a bully force me off here. QS has cost me time and money but I'm going to keep on defending myself until he leaves me alone.
You say to try an alternate route, but what alternate route is there for me? Guy has left me 3 neg-reps using 3 accounts and was only recently making direct threats against me. What else can I do but call him out in meta for this behavior and ask him to stop? The real surprising thing to me in this situation is TC's silence. Last time he brought QS onboard he made an effort to fix this (and it was fixed, for a while). Why would he pre-emptively PM-block me? I find it very weird.
Anyway, QS/TC, yet another respected community member is calling for you to fix this. Please listen to reason!