My negative trust for Stanley was based on him harassing DT members. This is one of the more flimsy things to base a red trust on (in my book), and I decided to be forgiving about it. He asked in a courteous way if I would remove the negative trust I left on his account (albeit in the wrong section of the forum), which was a big step up from his previous behavior, so I did. As a result, the situation has been de-escalated.

Q: But what about him promising to remove his negative trust on you? Doesn't that count toward some kind of extortion attempt, to which you willingly conceded?

A: We all know his feedback does not show up as default. If I cared so much about about it, I would have been bothered about it in April.