Why wasn't Betnomi booted from the forum if warning signs were there from the very beginning. Could it be they've gained trusts because of sig campaigns and paying for competitions?
Because of what I commented before. The trust system is a fact finding system, a posteriori, rather than a preventive system, which is how I think it should be used.
So, the majority opinion is that this type of cases in the forum should be treated as if it were a criminal case in which someone is only convicted when there is evidence beyond reasonable doubt. Then, potential scammers take advantage of it. Just by being careful they can scam or set the stage for it for a while.
And then what happens is that when they have already scammed a lot of money and don't show up on the forum again, then they get 17 red tags on their profiles and flags massively supported, when it's too late.
For some people it's hard to understand how freedom is supposed to work. The forum doesn't moderate and delete scams. It's not up to admins to prove who is trying to exit scam and who is not, decide who is right and wrong in an argument between forum members.
When you see a scam, it's up to you to post about it, warn other users and to it in a way that will change their mind about the business.
It's also funny how after the scam suddenly everybody thinks they knew it from the start and saw the red flags. We're all wise after the fact.