Quote from: actmyname on May 07, 2018, 02:31:07 PM

Quote from: iillaa on May 07, 2018, 02:26:24 PM

maybe if theymos change the default trust network for newbies from time to time it will be better ( idk if he is doing that already ) .

IIRC there was some system that he was testing to randomly add users into one's DT network. If someone has a link they can bring it up but it basically made users pick and choose from a selection of users.

recent comments:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2945878.msg30263135#msg30263135
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2945878.msg30265724#msg30265724

original explanation:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=914641.0

My fear with this type of semi-randomized system is that it would be abused on a larger scale and would just create smaller groups of centralized (farmed) trusted accounts. I feel like it increases the chances for newbies getting scammed and further cradles or helps hide scammers... there probably isn't ever going to be a perfect solution for decentralizing something like this trust system though.

It's not perfect, but I like the trust system how it is at the moment, even though I do feel like there is a level of corruption that may be attainable and there are not enough current DT members expressing their opinions without fear, but I guess that's their choice.

In the end, scammers have plenty of financial incentive to scam here (not to mention rules are setup somewhat in their favor), so they have plenty of stamina and motivation to keep going. Outside of those who have their own special interests, DT members don't really have any incentive to help others/newbies or to leave any feedback, and they generally have risks of putting their own neck (or their own reputation) on the line when they leave feedback to others, since DT-level feedback can be excessively over-analyzed, debated, etc. So it's not really a good balance in that sense..