Good to know it, there are more people like you and the forum need them most. I think you need to care about having a trust list. If everyone who cares about the forum keeps denying to have their own trust list then those of the users who are working to manipulate the DT system will easily get their pass which is actually happening from long time.
I think this won't help. Some people have already compromised the system. If you are a known, well-spoken guy and you can speak against them anytime, they won't let you grow. The day I build my trust list, these people will update their trust list next week with retaliation exclusion, and they don't owe any answer to anyone. I am better this way. I can still speak whatever I want, and I do not bother about the forum DT system.
I am not against anyone. I am against their particular action. I want to stay out of the DT drama. But I often find myself in those dramas even though I want to ignore them. I am glad nobody takes me seriously. Otherwise, they would have targeted me by now.