Yes, some people use the trust system as a trade feedback system. It would probably be better if the reputation threads would be used for that kind of feedback. On the other hand the rep threads are barely used at all, the whole section is hardly used.
In the light of "(next to) no rules of feedback left" I think its fine. People need to read the feedback, what it was given for and what feedback the person in question usually gives, etc. It might be a bit much to ask for such investigations for someone new, but the alternative is to read a possible 80+ pages thread or to moderate the trust system.
Yeah the old members of the forum know not to trust anyone by going first and always using an escrow but say Alice does this 3-4 times, leaves the account for the trust rating to go up(now the trust rating of her account is 34-0/+4 ,which is considered highly trustworthy here). Then when she gets a chance she scams a newbie/Jr. member/ Member/Full member(these are most of the users that go blindly according to trust rating) 0.3-0.4 btc as it is more or less required by btc- paypal sellers that a newbie who is selling their btc for paypal is the one who goes first.In the light of "(next to) no rules of feedback left" I think its fine. People need to read the feedback, what it was given for and what feedback the person in question usually gives, etc. It might be a bit much to ask for such investigations for someone new, but the alternative is to read a possible 80+ pages thread or to moderate the trust system.
I am aware of the risks and I dont like them either, I just dont see it as an option to force people to understand the trust system in a certain way. This would require moderating it. The best course of action is probably to contact the person on DT that leaves these ratings and ask them consider the possible implications.
