I do not fully understand how the red flag or the trust system works. But with a general knowledge, I feel that the numbers at the right side (-ve) depict danger, untrustworthiness and unsafe to do business. However, if the +ve exceeds the -ve the users reputation is not mared.

Now the purpose of this topic!
Are there some users exempted from the consequences of the red trust? Or first what are the consequences of having a red trust?

1. I stormed on some companies sponsoring campaigns whereby the Campaign manager is red trusted, almost all the participants of the campaign are red trusted. The company tried to open some sort of honest review by users. Yet, the review was influenced with money.
Even under the review, some users were crying how they were defrauded by same company.

2. Amidst this, people are still patronizing the company. Does it therefore mean that the red flag or trust is not the true representation of a user. Can a user be a saint and yet red trusted by many?

3. These campaigns pay good money. Where exactly does this money come from? From the defrauded individuals or the company generated profits?

4. Even if the forum cannot or does not want to do anything about scam moderation due to certain reasons, is there no a specific amount of red trust a user should get without a corresponding positive trust and get banned?

5. A user who in past associated with scam and on the long run sincerely repents, is there a way the red trusts can be reversed, or is it as irreversible as the merit?

Thank you all!