I've been pretty active and controversial in the covid threads, and I am saddened by the fact that most people don't seem to bother with the observable facts, and just accept the pharmaceutical narrative, and I wonder if this has affected my trust ranking in some way.
The pharmaceutical narrative affecting your trust ranking? Where are you posting your opinions about COVID-19 primarily, is it in Serious Discussion or Ivory Tower? I'll have to un-ignore those sections if that's the case, because I'm interested to read your opinions.
But no, I really don't think any of that has anything to do with where you stand as far as being on DT. Frankly, I stopped paying attention to who is or isn't on it months ago, and though I assume I'm probably still on DT2, in truth I have no idea.
Why does it matter to you so much whether you're trusted on the forum? It isn't going to give more weight to your opinions on things like COVID-19.
So my question is - how can members improve their trust ratings if there are no business trading opportunities in the forum?
Fighting scammers, not being a scammer, time, and getting to know other members on a level that's more than superficial. Those things help over time--but there
are trading opportunities on the forum, e.g., in the Currency Exchange section, although that's not a great way to obtain green trust from a DT member if that DT member is prudent as far as handing out positive feedbacks goes.