How is this even relevant to the topic of sockpuppets voting for DT1? He doesn't vote nor can be voted for.
I don't think you are this blind and are playing dumb.
As of immidiately prior to him being blacklisted from DT1, he
was voting for others in his trust list to be on DT1.
So you are telling me you think it is completely normal behavior for someone to *ask* to be removed from everyone's trust list, and continue sending trust ratings? These two activities conflict with eachother; there is no argument against this.
Maybe he doesn't want the hassle that comes along with having his red tags (or green ones) carry so much weight. It certainly can be a pain in the ass when your PM inbox blows up every day with pleas for mercy, excuses, and everything else that goes along with being a DT member. Ultimately, we don't know why he made the request to be removed, but I don't find anything suspicious about it.
The thing is that he does not appear to
actually want to be off DT. He has gained a more solid footing into DT2 than he was before he opened his thread. He appears to have put in a "show" effort into "trying" to get removed from DT2, and is not serious about getting removed.
I don't think marlboroza, what I believe amounts to
pretending to want to get off DT2 is suspicious on its own, but he
was in fact blacklisted from being on DT1, and was removed from DT1 immidiately.
Based on the below two facts, I believe marlboroza was forced off DT1, and was forced into making a public attempt of getting removed from DT2:
- Was actually blacklisted from DT1
- Appears to be pretending to want to get off DT2
The suspicious part is that his actions dont match what he is saying.
So what would you have him do instead? Constantly harass everyone with him on their trust list until they remove him?
It is not normal behavior for someone to not honor this type of request if they believe it is legitimate. It appears those who still have marlboroza do not believe he is making a serious request, and marlboroza has not done anything to correct this, assuming he actually wants off everyone's trust lists (as discussed above, I do not believe this). A good first step to trying to get someone to remove you from their trust list would include sending a personal message asking to be removed from their trust list, and to follow up if they do not comply.