Neutral feedbacks left by a DT are still listed on the top of someones feedback wall. My take on it is you're not calling the person a scammer, but you are still warning/advising users to use caution when trading/dealing with the user who has the neutral.
Neutrals can be "soft positives" too. For example if you have a successful trade with someone but you didn't risk anything (e.g. the other party went first).
I think this whole shitshow called the trust system would improve massively if we used more sticky notes and less "I think you're lying so here's red for you" or "you repaid a $0.58 loan so here's +1". Maybe theymos could implement some pastel backgrounds to make them more attractive.
If you can leave me a neutral saying whatever you want, then you should also be allowed to leave me a neutral saying " HE STOLE MY MONEY, SCAMMER", and you can argue that it's doesn't matter because it's italicized and not red and that it shouldn't affect my "potential" dealings on the forum because it's not in red?
Obviously if I leave a lot of BS neutrals I can get kicked out of DT just like for any other abuse. I got attacked for a relatively benign neutral rating on Quicksy's alt as if it was some fucking Jedi mind trick. So yeah it all comes with a price but it's still not the same as -1 or +1. You can post red trust worded positively or vice versa - how would you say that would affect potential dealings?