In case there is any confusion here, the trust feedback is on this forum, not on any third party forum:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=1170966Pinging current DT members who are sponsoring this tag:
I'm not "sponsoring" this tag, and I like to stay out of any drama coming from that third-party forum.
As you yourself wrote, when you include members into your trust list, you are doing so because of the following (emphasis included):
You should add users who left accurate feedback and have good Trust lists to your Trust list, and you should exclude users who leave inaccurate feedback.
This means your Trust list should be based on how you value the users' judgement on others, and it should not be based on whether or not you Trust those users (with money) or traded with them.
The primary question was: "Is this an appropriate use of red trust?" specifically directed towards those who are sponsoring the member providing it. I think that's a pretty reasonable question isn't it? The semantics would agree you are not sponsoring the tag directly, the support is indirect at best, but each DT1 inclusion holds 6-9% of the weight towards it's existence here at present (depending on how you'd like to calculate it). If you agree with the tag, that's fine, thanks for your feedback. If you don't, then you know what to do. I don't understand the diminishment of responsibility as playing any role as that's not how trust lists work on this forum. You are also welcome to argue "the good outweighs the bad", but I shouldn't have to provide justification hand outs to experienced users who know full well how the trust system works here. In absence of an answer to the question, I'll wait for further feedback.
Maybe you can put his mind at ease by updating your vod dt strength topic?
Nobody should have to "earn" a tag to be removed based on completely unrelated activity, that's utterly ridiculous and the suggestion is an abuse of the system in itself. The feedback from each user is either considered accurate by DT1 members, or it is not.