My question is already on the title.
Why we have to use the tool to see DT status of a member ? Why not in forum ?
I am sure that's the reason most of the newbies like me to familiar with the usage of trust system and know about the DT members takes years.
Third party site doesn't only give you the DT status but you can view the overall performance of a user and the thread/topic they usually post. However, this shouldn't be your main target or reason of being here although I know that you are on your learning phase which should know some certain things but I think your focus should be on knowing more things about your journey of investment or knowledge of knowing things that relates with bitcoin.