Anyway OP, that's how this crazy trust system here is structured. It's been this way since I became a member and it's looking like it ain't gonna change in my lifetime. I think it's far, far from an ideal system, but it's what we've got to work with--so either accept it or try to get Theymos to do something about it. I do think if spam feedback stays well after a member has gone inactive that it's a problem. And we all know spam feedback when we see it, so let's not quibble about semantics. It'd be nice if mods would remove those (although there's so much of that kind of crap that it'd be an overwhelming task).