Quote from: TECSHARE on February 19, 2020, 07:07:44 PM

None of this is anything all the ones complaining here don't do already anyway. They just want to cry about it when they are on the other side of it. They can exclude and include people freely, but when I do it I am "manipulating the trust system".

Manipulate deez.

indeed, people are even getting DT2 negative trust just for adding/excluding people from their trust list. the standards on the reputation board are completely out of control. a recent example: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=487377;dt

at this point, a "scam buster" need only make an unproven or arbitrary accusation, point to the accusation in a trust page reference, and get a few of his buddies to agree---that's the standard for red trust now. proof of wrongdoing is never a requirement.

Quote from: ScumBuster on February 19, 2020, 08:01:13 PM

Imma just leave this here

Quote from: theymos on January 30, 2020, 09:13:15 PM

For ratings and type-1 flags, proactive scam-hunting is good!

full quote, emphasis mine:

Quote from: theymos on January 30, 2020, 09:13:15 PM

For ratings and type-1 flags, proactive scam-hunting is good! But as explained above, if you're acting near the edge of community consensus, it should be more difficult. If the community is not overwhelmingly behind you on your scam hunting, then it's probably going to end up creating more drama, division, paranoia, and tribalism than the possible scam-avoidance benefit is worth.