that is why I don't see many new users joining here.
Maybe you can look on Amazon and see if you can buy a new pair of eyes. There are millions of registered users and countless new threads being started by newbies on an hourly basis. People from all over the world flock here to join bounties mainly, but also to learn about and discuss bitcoin.
As far as OgNasty goes, don't worry about him or his reputation. He can handle himself, and despite any red trust he's gotten, he's still able to do business with no problems. I think he's a total dick, but I wouldn't consider him untrustworthy and wouldn't tag him for his arrogance. It's basically a DT spat and doesn't reflect on the forum as a whole.
I think you're still a bit disgruntled because of the incandescent redness of your own trust page. Looks like justice in action to me.
As ever,
the smarmacist is first to protect the euro trash scumbags. Lauda and his bunch of alts or friends, have given red trust to any person that attracts attention to their previous lies, scamming and probable extortion and escrow schemes. Theymos has no idea if lauda is good or bad? but his actions suggest that he and his dirty friends can remain on DT and label anyone a scammer for any reason they choose. So long as they have the backing of their cronies.
When you hear DT members claim.
I can, I will and I just have given you red trust for presenting facts about my friends untrustworthy deeds. Then you know when other DT members allow this with no answer at all the entire bunch of DT are mass of putrid scum.
Do I feel sorry for Ognasty? yes. Does he deserve red trust NO. Is the entire boards free speech under threat right now. YES it is.