Topic: Random use of positive (green) trust - page 2. (Read 580 times)

Before the changes to the trust system, this would have been okay after a deal.
Now, however, positive feedback means more than that:

It doesn't look like a "random" feedback to me, either.  There was obviously some sort of business transaction between the two parties and feedback was left.

OP, I get your point though.  I've been leaving neutral feedbacks for the various PayPal deals I'm involved with, and I even state that's going to be the case in my threads so as to discourage feedback-seekers looking to do deals with a DT member with the object of farming trust.  I'd never give a newbie a positive feedback even if I had the best deal ever with him, because who knows how that feedback could be used.  It's quite possible that newbie might start trying to borrow money in the lending section using his newly-green reputation with the intention of scamming.  That's what I worry about, and that's why I'm conservative when handing out green trust.

Yeah, I wouldn't go that far.  I don't think SFR ought to have left that feedback, but hopefully he sees this thread and perhaps reconsiders.

But not everyone has the same opinions so we can't force anyone to leave what kind of feedback should be left for these kind of trades.

If you still not agree with this feedback then you can distrust the person.

Firstly this wasn't a random use of the positive trust. Secondly so if I was a newbie (based on forum rank) I don't deserve same privileges others get for successfully carrying out a trade on the forum?. I see nothing wrong in the feedback since there was a prove of satisfactory transaction between both parties and the trust wasn't bought. Trust has nothing to do with activity on the forum instead it rely mainly on transaction (trade) between two or more parties. @SFR10 always leave a positive feedback for users that he has successfully transacted with on similar business, therefore the case of @wolfbet shouldn't be any different.


Well that's what you guys may think but I prefer using neutral feedback for issue that aren't relate to trades and positive trust for only trade related feedbacks. So we can't all reason alike.

Yeah i am agree with you and neutral is appropriate here but not the green trust. 

Age on this forum (activity) and trust system are two different things. Trust scores indicate ONLY how good or bad one person with their past transactions and anything may happen in the future which will not restrict anyone to state their opinion based on their experience at present.

Could you please explain what is little thing and what is big thing.
I remember in recent times, theymos removed the "risked BTC" part from trust system.

Activity or number of merits irrelavant to the trust because it only involves trusting the person no matter of old or new to the forum.

About the feedback you are talking about,I don'd find its just random because the personally had transaction between them and the new user trusted the person and send his/her money at first so SRF10 also left the positive feedback due to the good attitude.

More likely neutral is okay for these kind of transactions but still its not wrong though.

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to my topic. As we all know that our forum's trust system is really important to let others know about good and bad guys. I believe its really important to use the existing trust system properly. If we just take the use of trust system simply then it can bring unexpected damages for our community members. Today one positive feedback took my attention which looks unusual to me.

Profile link: https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/wolfbet-2621418

This user have got green trust from SFR10. This user have only 8 activity and there is no way to deny that he is completely new on the forum. Positive trust sender mention there he gave that trust because of hiring him for making a signature design. Its nothing but a random use of positive feedback IMO.

My question is; Is that a proper use of trust system?

I think we should be more careful before sending positive trust feedback to someone. We need to keep it on mind that when anyone see green trust symbol on someone's profile he apparently believe that existing person is trustworthy enough. As an example if someone make any transaction with that user and got scammed then what is the value of green trust there. Yeah someone can tell that why didn't that member feel it necessary to read the trust details before making transaction with that user. But is it appropriate to send positive feedback to someone who has only 8 activity or little more.

Finally i think if we use our trust system on little things then it can bring trouble for someone in the future.