The problem with that is that they haven't done anything that would involve trading and Trust is meant to be a representation of your Marketplace Feedback. Theymos has pointed out that this, in his opinion, is an inappropriate usage of the trust system and probably believes more along the lines of what qwk has said; it would be evidence that the new system isn't doing it's job.
They're being public with their intentions and actions (for the most part). They're just playing petty politics in a disgusting manner. It is certainly harmful to the forum from where I'm standing, but in my opinion the most appropriate response would be excluding these users and allow the system to do what it is meant to do.
The problem with that logic is if this standard were universally applied, it would also apply to lots of people already on DT. Of course every one knows there are no such thing as rules that apply to everyone around here...
It harms those of us who are in the middle like myself.
I’m trusted by about 10 people. I put Lauda in my trust list & then BANG I check & I have 12 or so distrusting me.
Ridiculous.
Assuming you used loyce.club/trust for the data: last night's action didn't cause this. The data is based on last Saturday's data dump.
Also, please use the BBCode to copy trust lists to the forum, it's much better!
In which case there are probably more of the snakes distrusting me by now.
Yes, but it should also be kept in mind these people are making a direct reaction so similar behaviors perpetrated by people on the DT list currently. Ignoring these people won't make them go away. The whole reason they are doing this is because people find it easier to ignore them than hear their grievances and they don't really have any other option than being disruptive. Frankly I think they did a good job demonstrating how crappy this patchwork of a trust system really is.
We need a standard of evidence of theft, violation of contractual agreement, or violation of applicable laws for leaving negative ratings otherwise the entire trust system and all its ratings will become completely useless. At every stage Theymos says "lets see" and it blows up horribly, the people who it effects most get marginalized, and then it gets even worse, and another band-aid is applied.
Time to rip off the bandaid before the limb gets gangrene Theymos. Set a standard of evidence for negative rating that is not subjective. Anarchy means without rulers, not without rules. In your quest for social experimentation with this community I think you may have lost sight of this.
