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Re: Lauda removed from DT network via 3 exclusions
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SaltySpitoon
on 15/02/2018, 23:18:06 UTC
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I agree with most of what you said here but, pardon my confusion, are you adding Lauda back because the valuable role s/he has on DT is to help fight scammers?  If so, this is hard for me to accept with statements like:
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I've done successful deals with scammers before, I just made sure to use escrow.
... unless I am misunderstanding your comment, it seems like you are more welcoming to scammers than I (or Lauda?) would care to be and do not seem to have an issue with scammers actively trading here so I'm not sure I fully understand where your motivation came from with the decision?

So this is likely the last reply on the matter I'll make. I've got a pretty good handle on all of the situations of how this could play out and what actions I'll take. I don't really need people's feedback on the matter, I've already talked to those who's opinions I value, so people spamming me can stop.

I'm adding Lauda because they represent the will of a large portion of the forum's users (myself not included). I disagree with a bit of what they do, but DT isn't really that necessary of a tool for well established members, its more for people who are just starting out and don't know how to create their own trust lists. By the time you've been here for a couple of years, you know to escrow when in doubt, and trust no one that doesn't have more to lose than they have to gain by scamming you. You can configure your own trust lists, so without any green or red numbers at all, you should be able to read the quantity and quality of an individual's feedback, and accurately make most judgement calls.

Lauda is on the absolute opposite side of the fence, and while I don't personally agree, I also can't say I am a good representation of newer members. Therefore, I think its important to have someone represent both sides. I think the vast majority of the people who don't like Lauda's judgement calls are people who can easily customize their own trust lists and forget about them, while those that rely on Lauda cannot do so as easily. With Lauda on DT, all basis are covered. Its just a matter of filtering out which you don't personally subscribe to.

Of course I don't like scammers, but the reason I bring this up is because we all have different definitions of what a scammer is. People are given red paint for trading accounts, as is pretty widely agreed upon by the community. I don't necessarily find that to be a offense worthy of negatives in all cases. My point being, if someone is given negative feedback, the warning states, "Trade with extreme caution" in other words, you can trade with them all you'd like, just make sure you aren't in a position to lose any money to them. Each person can decide for themselves what disqualifies a person as trustworthy with any given sum of money, and make appropriate steps to protect themselves. I used to trade with Dank on occasion, even though he defaulted on a loan. I judged personal stupid mistake differently than malicious scammer.