Topic: Trust inclusion or exclusion for inactive members. (Read 487 times)

It's a lot harder to invest effort into something that might be able to be automated....at the same time, I think this is probably something that could be done manually if time was invested into such.

I might look into it, I'd first need to see which users the community still trust. Anyone who is still trusted now despite inactivity do deserve their feedback shown....and my curiosity just might make that happen even though my feedback is not of importance. These efforts would definitely serve the intended purpose more effectively if done by a dt1/2 member.

If that's the case: what's stopping you from (manually?) finding those few users, and checking their feedback?

I think there may be a bigger source to find though: users who left accurate (negative) feedback, but never made it to DT.

They're static variables, and there aren't a lot of them I would think? 5, 10, 20 maximum?


I think that neutral 0 trust has a lot more risk for scammer success than < 0 - It is one of the main use cases of the trust system after all. If the same reason was added to profiles who are currently 0 but used to be < 0, users will be drawn to look at reason for a red trust rating.


Understood, fair enough.

Still very curious to see what the forum would look like with these changes. Hopefully one day that curiosity is satisfied

Yep, I too remember when that happened, and there was at least one discussion about the repercussions of a member like Lauda leaving the forum, one who'd left so many DT-weighted feedbacks over the years. 

There are pros and cons to the situation OP brought to the table, and this isn't the first thread about it either, if my memory serves correctly.  And assuming I am right that the community has talked about feedbacks left by members who've disappeared, that discussion was always left hanging.  Why?  Because there's no solution to it except for an intervention by Theymos, and he seems unwilling to step in and remove any feedbacks from members like TMAN, Bruno, TECSHARE, Lauda, etc. 

The only thing that can be done is to decrease the weight of the feedbacks by removing inactive members from DT--but again, that opens another can of worms if scammers are no longer red-tagged with the weight of a DT member.  I've long given up on anything being done except for talking about this, and I'm not even sure there's a big problem anyway.

Oh man do I want private message improvements.

I still have 800 pages and to simply be able to make a page 200 messages vs 20 would make it easier to down load the info I want and just delete the ones I don't want.

We had so many SMF patches recently, thanks to PowerGlove, that I am starting to think that is not science fiction anymore.
If he can patch forum than he can surely do something with new software, and he already has attention of theymos.
I would be more than happy with improved Personal Messages and better Trust System if possible.

This is where the tricky part starts: I can't know why someone gets excluded from DT, without checking the details.

Maybe. But negative feedback doesn't stop scams either. People should really start thinking for themselves, and red tags are only the first small hint for that.

I can't tell. I know the feedback format is annoying to deal with, and I don't really want to do it again. That's why I never completed my idea of a "feedback change log".

This is also similar amount of work?
- Get all sent negative feedbacks by DT1/DT2 who were removed by inactivity only (not any other matter)
- List accounts who have this feedback, based on last post date & time (and/or last seen). - optionally with a cutoff date to curate data based on what is relevant.

I think you might just catch quite a few scammers who are roaming free if you or anyone were able to do this. I believe in second chances, but not without appeal first.

How many hours of work would this take? And if an incentive fund/pool was made to donate to loycevclub, what amount would motivate you, if there is a figure?

I am extremely curious to see how many of these members are still roaming and especially if we are all just overlooking it. This might even be in the interest of signature campaign managers/advertisers who (a legitimate member vs. a past scammer, I'm sure legitimate member wins every time)

The forum used to show Trust rates for each user on the Trust page. Theymos removed that to reduce server load (and time outs on long Trust pages), but that was before he added pagination. The data you're asking for would be available on every Trust page if this were to be restored. So ask theymos

That's far too much work, and nearly impossible to check who's posting what now.

An interesting question how many have been set free to do more harm/ I am thinking 10 to 23 are now free.

maybe loyce can figure that out.

Of course, it would be a lot of work to filter through each one...though I'm sure if the data I described (not just for Lauda) was there, DTs or even non DT members would do their bit in ensuring that known scammers/farmers/etc. were not able to roam free.

I do wonder many accounts that were once tagged are currently active and roaming right now.

Some inactive members have recognized and exposed many scammers in the past, does this mean that due to their inactivity, they cease to be scammers? As a consequence of the exclusion of these from the trust zone.


Every created system has its abuses and misinterpretations.
Ass-kissing is a special discipline, you can see the same through giving merits to campaign managers or adding them to the trust list. Probably out of the hope of increasing the chances of entering their campaigns.

Your opinion is heavily swayed by your personal experience. And again, I don't blame you. I don't think being a troll is a good enough reason to leave somebody negative trust as it seldom has anything to do with their trustworthiness or ability to complete a trade.

However, the way the system is currently set up, it does a good job of preventing actual scammers from getting very far as most DT are rather vigilant about who they add to their trust list or give trust ratings to (most, not all). Its far better than the old system, or nothing at all.


Unless you have complete mastery of coding (which no ordinary Bitcoin user should be expected to possess), then a certain degree of faith and trust is required when using any of these tools.

You are correct!
Never include him in my list and my list is created based on those I found their content meaningful to me or as a role model. Which I just pick few about 5.

Satoshi is a special case: there's no reason to include satoshi in your Trust list, but there's no harm in it either. After all,t he account is locked. I consider this only a "thank you" to someone who can't be reached any other way. It's meaningless for the rest of the Trust system.

First I will like to appreciate your opinion and reasoning towards the trusting system, however I know too well that this discussion is not that related to me since I am not a DT yet but, I was attracted by some points which you outlined here and I would also want to give reasons to it from my own angle and points of view. I don't know how you people may feel but sometimes there is a sense into what beginner like us do say at times but is just a matter of how we give meaning to what they (low rank members) are saying.. 

From above statement, an inactive accounts gives a trust and leave a positives feedback for long time ago and people should starts seeing it as something not useful anymore or less weight? To me and the way I gives meaning to some things, an award can never be reversed back from the receiver to the giver meaning those people were also right in their judgement and they also reasoned positively despite their inactive yet the have also gives discredit and credited to lots of profile. Okay, Take a look at for instance, A manager gives a service to a certain project and it happens that the campaign ended and that project or their representatives aren't active in the forum does it mean their feedback on the manager's profile should be seen as an inactive feedback or irrelevant feedback (less weight)?

No, their feedback to the manager who manages their campaign has also give credits to the manager and boost his profile and chances of getting more jobs from other clients. In essence they might not be around (be it death or sick and away for some period of time) their positive and negative trust gives their presence to this forum and for that other upcoming DT members could know the caliber of men and women or users that was there before them. So in my opinion let gives respects to those who are found death or away as I believe you & I will be also away somedays and never come back here and other people will quote you from this thread and will want to also make your judgement and ratings as an inactive or irrelevant since you are no more active in the forum. 

Let say Satoshi is a good example and people had gave him many positive feedback and he doesn't participate in the DT voting either, but we don't need to forget his is the reason for our gathering today in this forum. So seeing their ratings or whatsoever as something that is less weight is not appropriate, even today or tomorrow I finally becomes a DT I wouldn't like my feedbacks to people be less weight, maybe excepts in most cases like account ban this can be considers as you said but in as much as that account is free to post here then their ratings should carry's the same weights as other active accounts.

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Note: I didn't reply or comments here to attack you or disagree on your opinion rather I am also giving my own side of view, and this shouldn't calls for giving me tag or to starts attacking me back in everything I do. I only give my own reasons as you do gives your reasons as well.

i dont care about trust rating.. thats the point. its an entire joke

trust is belief without proof especially when there is known fake trust and scammers collaborating to promote each other

if i were to trade i would trade with people i could slap with a rotten fish(or sue them) should they wrong me

if you are handing funds to strangers, you might aswell just throw a suitcase of cash into a public street

there are reasons why things like escrow, locks, multisig exist.. because faith, trust, belief do not replace research, knowledge. proof and confirmation

Trust is required when doing any kind of trade. Not that trading is your thing, as you've made it clear in your signature:


 - Trust is required for any kind of P2P exchange.
 - Trust is required when depositing coins on exchanges.
 - Trust is even required when using a DEX or automated escrow service.
 - Any time you want to use Bitcoin for its original purpose (as a currency, commodity or medium of exchange), trust is involved.

Trust is what makes commerce happen. Its basically what makes the world go round.

You're just sour that you've been negative trusted for non-trade related issues. I can't say I blame you.

In the fine line between live and death, I think we will meet theymos in the other side and ask what was it all about LOL

Trust system was not created for ass kissers to back up fellow liars or such things, it was created to give support or oppose to the feedback left by forum members depending on the correctness of the feedback. The feedback system was created to appreciate trades that conducts on the forum so that other can take some idea about a member before they make a potential trade.

But unfortunately people don't use both systems for the reason it was created. The system is not bullshit but the people who use it for their own benefits.

I have a feeling that even before the new forum software is released, it'll already be outdated.