There is no direct oversight of DT ratings and members are given cart blank to make up shit as they go,
read the ratings most are rantings not actual evidence of wrong doing.
Or do you think this is the minority report and you can prosecute people before they commit wrongdoings.
That final point. We
should prevent crimes before they happen, no? Conspiracy to commit a crime should be treated the same as the act of committing the crime itself. The only difference is
when the individuals are punished.
If you look at a lot of trust ratings, you'll find that in reality most are NOT rantings. Example: Lauda's sent feedbacks (since you seem to love complaining about them)
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There are a few without references but the majority do have references and are legitimate feedback warnings.
If there is a known scammer, would you simply wait until you are scammed to send them a negative feedback? You wouldn't bother warn others about their scamming (or an accusation towards them that has yet to receive a reply?)
Are all of the DT members corrupt , of course not , but for evil to happen all of the few good members have to do is nothing, which sadly by not self policing their own members ratings is exactly what happens.
Already showed you the Ryland case.
Example: Maybe you would prefer the Police in your area have no oversight, and when you get a ticket , the officer kills you, because he did not like your face, clothes, or comments.
Now quit being a damn dumb ass and recognize the DT members generally act with zero oversight of their ratings.
Not a great analogy, given the fact that DT members can't kill you. They can direct feedback to your account in an effort to slander your name but if you can redirect the attention towards their unruly behavior and remove their trusted status then it's possible to nullify the effects. Typically when you act like a child in court, the jury doesn't take very kindly to you either.
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FYI:
Giving an group or individual the power to act as Judge , Jury , & Executioner will always lead to corruption and abuse, study your history and quit being so stupid!
Agreeable. But from a trading perspective, the jury is your potential partner, not DT. If the feedback is irrelevant then you can easily convince potential traders.
And I don't see why you call me an asskisser since there's nothing for me to gain from Lauda, who is now off DT
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(Oh, but of course! Because Lauda = theymos = satoshi)