I'm honored to be DT1 too! I'll re-check my trust list again.
I'd like to propose a change to discourage DT1 members from adding users to DT2 just to improve their own trust:
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That doesn't discourage it, it completely eliminates it!
Well, yes, you're right. Improving our own default trust shouldn't be a factor to add someone to DT2 at all.
Yeah, but if you completely eliminate it then you might also hurt legitimate users.
Why? Can you give an example?
Note I'm just referring about the case when that DT2 was added
only by that single DT1 user, so they would't be DT2 otherwise.
I really can't. I'm just playing devil's advocate on your idea. Maybe the DT2 member was only added by the DT1 user for a legitimate reason, and that DT2 member happens to have left a trust rating for a legitimate reason to the DT1 member. Anyways, I don't think we will see extensive cases such as the case of CITM's idiocy (who's not the brightest fellow around). However, given that DT2 is growing too large for my liking you may have a point (keeping track of everyone will be very difficult).