Sounds like a system is flawed to me. If you cross paths with the wrong person or persons they can ruin your rep.. Then you have to go looking for others to make it right by making them trust you. Sounds like a hassle and needs a tweak or two so people don't abuse the system.
Every system is flawed, however, you misunderstood what Trust the trust system is made for. It means you should only pay attention to the people you "trust" (hence the name). That's what the Trusted and Untrusted feedback, the "Trust list" in the Trust settings and the notice bellow the Untrusted feedback, which goes like this:Quote
Untrusted feedback
These ratings are from people who are not in your trust network. They may be totally inaccurate.
These ratings are from people who are not in your trust network. They may be totally inaccurate.
is meant for. Trust is not Reputation. It's meant to highlight the Reputation you trust.
Precisely. Feedback records your trades and reputation. The trust system is then simply going over your feedback with a highlighter and picking out the reputation that you trust i.e is on your trust list.
I have to agree with that. I don't have a good understanding of the Trust system and I look forward to getting a better understanding of it when I've got some extra time. I'll be sure to refer back to this post. Thanks for the breakdown of how it works friends.
