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Re: be.open & Sancho18 - bounty cheaters.
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LoyceV
on 28/12/2019, 16:22:05 UTC
I noticed the similarities when I updated Users who Created or Wiped their Trust list - weekly data, and was notified about this Russian post a bit later. Unfortunately, I can't read Russian, Google Translate is not ideal to read 2 pages of posts, and I can't post in Russian so I'll respond in this topic. Since my data collection is being used to hand out negative feedback, I hope someone will transfer my concerns to the Russian topic too.

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Conclusion: trust abuse.
Even if they're all alt-accounts (we can't  check the "family members" claims), I don't agree it's Trust abuse to add your own alt-accounts to your Trust list.  To quote myself:
Don't confuse your Trust list with feedback
Trust feedback: leave feedback to people you trust or don't trust. Or leave neutral comments.
Trust list: a list of people who's judgement on others you trust (username) or don't trust (~username).
The only "abuse" that happens by adding an alt-account to your Trust list, is influencing DT1 voting. If that's a concern, open a topic in Meta so theymos can exclude them from DT1-voting.

Including your own alt-account(s) on your Trust list means nothing more than trusting the feedback left by those accounts. It's not the same as leaving yourself positive feedback, in which case I would agree it's Trust abuse.
In this case, however, I can't say it is abuse. It's quite useless to do though, because one account only left one neutral feedback, and the other account didn't leave any at all, but that's a mistake many users make when they create their own custom Trust list.

To prove my point:
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Trust list for: hilariousetc (Trust: +3 / =1 / -0) (1750 Merit earned) (Trust list) (BPIP) (created 2019-12-28_Sat_06.13h)
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hilariousetc's judgement is Trusted by:
3. hilariousandco (Trust: +20 / =3 / -0) (DT1! (37) 708 Merit earned) (Trust list) (BPIP)

Source: LoyceV's Trust list viewer.
Get your own Trust list in BBCode at loyce.club/trust.

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Trust list for: DarkStar_alt (Trust: neutral) (9 Merit earned) (Trust list) (BPIP) (created 2019-12-28_Sat_06.13h)
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DarkStar_alt's judgement is Trusted by:
1. DarkStar_ (Trust: +42 / =1 / -0) (1126 Merit earned) (Trust list) (BPIP)

Source: LoyceV's Trust list viewer.
Get your own Trust list in BBCode at loyce.club/trust.
I wouldn't call hilariousandco and DarkStar_ Trust abusers for adding their alt-account to their Trust list.