So let me ask: even though I've been here for years, I still haven't learned all of the little details
Shame on you 
Go read my Beginners guide to correct use of the Trust system:
I still see users, including high ranking accounts, who use the Trust system incorrectly. For the Trust system to be properly functioning while being decentralized, it's crucial that as many users as possible understand the difference between "feedback" and "Trust lists". Confusingly, the forum uses the word "Trust" for both.
Lol.my trust list looks like this:
~DefaultTrust
Don't worry, I have a backup. Restore your Trust list (with at least 10 users), and you can be selected for DT1 and mean something for DT2 again.~DefaultTrust
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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.
Did you ask theymos to be excluded from DT1? If so, your exclusions only matter for the users who have you on their Trust list (and the users who included them. If not, all you have to do is "reactive" your Trust list. I've seen it for years: if "the good people" don't want to be part of DT1, the Trust system fails.