I lurked around this forum for a long time, off and on probably for years, like a lot of others, and then when I got involved in my very first signature campaign here (I had retired and had the time) the very first issue I had was Lauda and I going back and forth over them neg-trusting the campaigns manager. There has been very little consideration given to those few people who have been slandered. It seemed to me, that over time the DT system had become a means of a few dictating who and what the users of BTCTalk should see, ostensibly "for their own good".
I've heard your same, "the very first issue I had was Lauda" so many times from so many different users... Bitcointalk deserves a better welcome for new members.