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If you're saying I'm no longer on any level of DT because of my trust settings, I'll admit I didn't know it worked that way--but honestly I don't care if I'm on it or not. I used to.
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You're currently on DT2 level, the trust list made you eligible for DT1 position on the next monthly reshuffle, but with or without the custom list, you can still be on DT2 because DT2 were "chosen" by DT1. Being on DT1 allows you to not only "appoint" someone to be DT2, it also allows you to vote out another DT1 [like what's being discussed on this thread]. So yeah, I agree with LV and Learn Bitcoin, best way to fix the system is from within, by being in the system itself and try to ensure it works as what theymos intended it to be