Quote from: SockyMcSockFace on April 07, 2020, 08:46:06 PM

Quote from: bonesjonesreturns on April 07, 2020, 05:43:45 PM

Perhaps if you are honest in trading you can be trusted to select other trustworthy members that dont try to game the trust system so they can scam with impunity??

I don't see the link between those two traits. Someone can be 'honest' and 'gullible' (or overly trusting) at the same time. Likewise, someone can be completely dishonest, but be a good judge of character.

Just because you would not cheat someone, that does not necessarily make you any better or worse at judging whether the next guy would or would not cheat someone.

Perhaps i didn't make myself clear. They can be trusted to try to and select other trustworthy members.
Your point is correct but you are not stating a few big problems with having completely dishonest members like nutildah in DT.

If they were able to discern good eggs from bad that does not mean they will pick the good eggs at all does it?

You will probably notice they will select other scammers and corrupt trust abusers they can collude with. Lists change all of the time do you really want to have to watch scammers lists 24 7 worrying they may add some bad eggs.

The obvious issue is the leverage to pull big scams is there when on DT. Along with all of the other insoluble problems associated with misuse of DT powers that reach as far as crushing free speech.

One only need look at the state of DT to notice that it does not work.
The problem is deeper and reaches back to conflating merit with trust.

Also not all honest member with long trade histories are gullible most who have been here for years are not gullible. I mean i tecshare more gullible than nutildah? No

Your point was correct. Though when you push that line of thought a little further then there is no reason to knowingly have scammers or willing scam facilitators for pay on DT intentionally.

You end up with a string of completely scammy members all on DT saying i dont need to select honest non scammy members because they have good judgement.

DT1 should be very valuable accounts 7 years or more aged with long trade histories and Zero examples of scamming. Merit could play a very small role. I don't see it as relevant since the merit score is largely meaningless as it stands.