Ya, I'm pretty shocked by this.  Not as shocked as I am with the current #1 trusted user being someone who has been confirmed to dox users and was just involved with a non-transparent escrow scam with the current second most trusted member and a former disgraced staff member turned DT now, but theymos must have his reasons for doing things this way.  Unfortunately, an accurate trust rating system doesn't seem to be the highest priority anymore.  In any event, congrats to those who are happy with the changes.  Hopefully crafting a hands-off approach will quiet some of whining around here and give theymos a break from complaints.