Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 07:42:44 AM

Quote from: yahoo62278 on Today at 12:02:48 AM

Users can add whomever they want to their trust lists although they should be a little more strict if they're DT.

That's true, but if enough people include users for the wrong reasons, DT becomes even more meaningless.

Not only that, it creates an open invitation to members to leave particular DT1 members positive trust in order to bet included as a DT2 member, if that is the precedent.
Especially if a thread has been documented that a DT1 member does this, and doesn't change their ways (mentioning no names, ie not cygan!)

Quote from: JollyGood on Today at 10:21:12 AM

Quote from: airfinex on March 30, 2023, 10:05:16 PM

I noticed that Cygan green rating has increased dramatically. I realized that he adds everyone to his list of trust. The reason for adding such users to his trust list is that they left him positive feedback and in order for it to be displayed, he, as a member of DT1, makes them DT2.

I suggest throwing him out of DT if he doesn't immediately stop doing this shit. He not only needs to stop this, he must also remove from his trust list all those whom ONLY he trusts.

Why create this thread alleging you have proof cygan has abused DT instead of contacting him via PM first?

Probably because the situation is better explained by more experienced users, as has been the case. Not everyone responds to PMs either about these things...

Quote from: JollyGood on Today at 10:21:12 AM

Quote from: cygan on Today at 08:02:47 AM

but as i said, if i didn't understand the dt-system correctly, a staff-member or someone who knows a lot about it should inform me about it and i will then remove some users again
btw i don't even know now which users i should remove from my trust list and which could stay in (i don't see any difference)

just my 2 sats

That is the reason why this thread was an unnecessary. The OP is not a staff member but seems to know a lot about DT therefore he could have contacted you directly to bring it to your attention but opted to not do that.

Not sure what staff has to do with DT, virtually nothing as far as I understand. It's simply a lot more likely cygan would listen to higher-ranking members, rather than a single lower ranking member criticising thier trust list. I really don't understand your point overall, unless it's to try and discourage DT members being criticised in public which sounds like a dangerous precedent to encourage.

What the OP did, why probably a bit more "aggressive" in the wording than necessary given cygan's response to the issue, is the recommended thing to do if you think someone is abusing DT trust. There is no drama, as cygan has quickly recognised the errors in their trust inclusions and is rectifying them. Drama would be aggressively defending themselves, ignoring criticism, attacking the OP, etc, etc.

Quote from: cygan on Today at 08:55:58 AM

i understand the trust system already so slowly and your hints/posts/links have contributed to it now quite a bit

🙏
please give me some time now so that i can revise my trust list calmly and carefully

Congrats on taking the criticism on board and taking the time to review your trust list, sometimes it seems like a rare occurrence that DT members can take constructive criticism, let alone appreciate it!