Quote from: Solosanz on Today at 09:25:41 AM

I'm surprised there are a lot new accounts become DT 2, usually it's steady around 500~ but this week it's 613 users. After I look into the accounts, they were trusted by @MrCryptHodl. Most of them are newbies and they're not leaving appropriate feedback to many accounts, they're just leaving positive feedback to @MrCryptHodl. I'm not saying those accounts are wrong for giving positive feedback, but they're still not deserve to be DT 2 member yet.

It's what I call "Trust Selfscratching", and I consider it incorrect use of the Trust system. You could call it Trust abuse too.
I bought this up in DefaultTrust changes months ago:

Quote from: LoyceV on November 12, 2022, 09:22:53 AM

Should there be a limit to how many DT2-users one DT1-user can create? I'm bringing this up because I noticed an increasing number of Newbies and very low ranking users on DT2.
How to reach DT2 as a new user? Just leave positive feedback for MrCryptHodl (see his Trust list), and BOOM, you're DT2!
How to get DT2 positive feedback? Just buy something from MrCryptHodl, pay upfront, and BOOM, you have positive feedback!

I don't think this is correct use of the Trust system. MrCryptHodl's Sent feedback:
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None of those feedbacks mean the user can be trusted.

After some consideration, I excluded him:

Quote from: LoyceV on November 12, 2022, 10:14:53 AM

Quote from: icopress on November 12, 2022, 09:34:16 AM

"You should go first"

I wasn't planning on excluding him, but you have a point. I've excluded him:

Quote from: LoyceV on January 17, 2019, 11:15:02 AM

~MrCryptHodl
This user leaves positive feedback to many users without valid reason (he didn't risk anything), and adds many (new) users who leave him positive feedback to his Trust list (which puts them on DT2).

Quote from: icopress on November 12, 2022, 09:34:16 AM

(although I would prefer that if someone pointed out the problem to him)

He's quite literally using his Sent feedback to advertise his coins. From what I've seen, the self-scratchers on the Collectibles board don't really care much about using the Trust system correctly. As long as they can increase their own Trust score, they're okay with it. MrCryptHodl certainly isn't the only one doing this.
But if he were to improve his Trust ratings and Trust list, I'll remove his exclusion.

Quote from: Solosanz on Today at 09:25:41 AM

I think I need to distrust @@MrCryptHodl for now.

Then do so Wink