..however I feel that most would agree that the trust system should be purely backed by deals..
Quite the lovely waste of time. It is called a system of
trust not a system of
trades.
This is just an internet forum where we talk about bitcoin whenever we have spare time from our normal jobs and lives, we don't need a trust system to know who trusts who for reasons other than trade and deals. After all, that was the main goal behind introducing the trust system, hence why it says
"Warning: Trade with extreme caution!" when a negative rating is left.