So let me ask: even though I've been here for years, I still haven't learned all of the little details, like if I added ~Ratimov would that do any good or is he just lumped in with my DT exclusion? If it's the latter, end of discussion. If not, I'll exclude him specifically ASAP with happy Halloween wishes and some advice to not let the door hit him on the way out.
You are currently DT2 and adding ~Ratimov will not change much in his DT1 status. Given that your trust list is empty, you cannot be DT1, so even in the next DT selection, your vote will have no influence.
However, many have added you to their trust list, you are among the first few on the forum in terms of strength, so I believe that whatever you decide will have an impact, perhaps at least on someone else's decisions.
However, my trust list looks like this:
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Did you know that there is a troll who registered the username
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