Diluting the DT list (=adding more DT users) would reduce that PITA.
You keep saying that and you even "applied" to DT yourself but in the last year or so you posted around a dozen trust ratings, 2 (perhaps 2.5) of which are retaliatory and others have no reference links. That's a horrible contribution to the trust system and you should not be anywhere near DT nor have any say in how it should be changed.
Who says? you? LOL
I would say ANY person fighting against the systems being improved to be fairer, more reliable and producing valuable data for analysis are the people that should be kept away from trust positions in the first place.
What possible motive can anyone have for fighting against making the systems more robust and reliable and transparent.
Now if there were strict criteria for DT to follow it none of these arguments would be happening. First time they don't abide with the criteria and mandate boom they are gone. Of course they would need to be legends or heros and have a long history of fair behaviour and trustworthy behaviour. Any grey area squabbles would be too risky to start handing out red because unless you actually got scammed or have a clear case to provide that demonstrates they are untrustworthy then it will not be worth losing your DT over.
There should not be persons saying or having opinions on how it should be changed or not changed. There should be proposals that are weighed on their merit. There needs to be systems proposed and then debate on whether and why they are an improvement and if they can be coded into the design of the forum.
"Many times the reasons for a rating are complex and not referenceable" -
suchmoon anduck
Give an example??
"just like a bounty shitposter isn't qualified to provide input on post quality and merits" -such moon
100% agree with most of that and that ANYONE GETTING PAID2POST should not be allowed into a position of power controlling PAID2POST through merit and trust. That is a good move for a start. That takes out most of the sig spammers in meta here.
I always love it when you pop up to help confirm the we need to debate ways to improve the systems you and others seem to control right now. Stick around suchmoon your contributions are sorely missed in meta lately. Bring the others back here too that are poster boys for the fact the systems of control need criteria and a mandate or be abolished.