Quote from: The Pharmacist on December 25, 2018, 07:29:27 PM

There are a lot of members who've been tagged just for making scammy offers. Vod, for example, tags a lot of people who ask for loans with no collateral. I tag account sellers primarily. Neither of us have been directly scammed by the members we've tagged; it's a warning to others that the tagged member might not be trustworthy.

If I create a brand new account and if my first post is to offer a $100k escrow service or even the 10th or 20th post is to offer a $100k deals then there is something wrong. Since Vod was used for example then I have noticed most of Vod's tags are for a brand new account asking for no collateral loan. I am always saying when the crime is obvious then tag the user.

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That's what happened in your case when you offered to escrow that insane amount and got tagged by hilariousandco, and it's not much different than what some DT members have been doing all along.

Like I said before when the crime is not obvious and you can not prove it then leave a warning. Can hilariousandco prove it that I was going to walk away with the 20BTC? S/he can't because the event never happened. A user may make a mistake, give them a chance. Warn for the first time. S/he may not realize the dept of the wrongdoing/wrong-practice. Warn them! If needed then warn them for the 2nd and third too. Leave a neutral feedback as the prove of the warning. Do it for the 2nd and third time too. If they don't listen THAN go for action. If a single tag from DT can destroy someones accounts then DTs should be very careful before tagging an account. A harsh tag is injustice for the member.

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So given what I just pointed out, how is it you're now being "bullied"?

- Read some of the reply from AdolfinWolf on the topic. It was like I wanted to trade paypal £ because I know paypal is reversible and I am determined that I will do that once I will get the BTC. It's like he is reading my mind and throwing out even made up shit like paypal still do charge back even after 180 days.

- Another trusted member wanted to sell btc and wanted to have paypal. When I left PM he said nothing personal and he will do deal with only trusted members. Later I found he dealt with few 'member' accounts.

- I used escrow service from one of the very highly trusted member (several times). He wanted to sell BTC for paypal. When I contacted with him he said he will wait for few more offers.

Non of these would not happen if I did not have the highlighted warning....
"Warning: Trade with extreme caution!"

The warning means I stole or scammed more than a penny! Did I scam a penny from anyone here? I did not and I don't think I will ever.

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That's demonstrably untrue--look at how many merits you've gotten.

I said some members think red tagged members should not ranked up. By the way, I do feel the impact. I used to receive merits from the boards which shows trust rating but after getting the red tag I am not receiving much from those boards.

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If you're going to be honest with yourself, you never complained about the trust system before you got tagged.

I never did because I never realized the after effect until I had one. I was not wearing their shoes.

Quote from: Vod on December 25, 2018, 07:33:47 PM

Do you think it's any less wrong if posted outside this forum?

I did not promote any ponzi in and outside the forum while I am a member of the forum. I left promoting those business long before joining this forum because I was sick and tired of their terms.

Quote from: suchmoon on December 25, 2018, 08:56:53 PM

That's why you need to read the ratings and/or use custom trust lists

I am saying the same thing like the other member that custom trust list is not solving the problem. Feedback from DTs are visible to everyone and forum member's count the DT feedback only.

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That's a problem with signature campaigns, not with the trust system.

Again since the DTs trusts are countable it's not only affecting to signature stuffs it's effecting when you are going to do any single trade. I never scammed anyone but I had hard time to trade my PP for btc because of the warning I have in my profile.

Quote from: suchmoon on December 26, 2018, 12:32:42 PM

Warning: click to check user's feedback

May be this is a good idea (not red though, red looks scary, may be some other color) when the tag is not for a proven crime like troll, offering shady service, account selling, asking for no collateral loan from a brand new account etc etc.

For a confirmed crime like loan default, not posting products you paid for, reversing paypal once got the BTC etc etc keep the current warning text "Warning: Trade with extreme caution!"