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Posted by: dmbfan09
And as I said, since I wasn't as frequent on the forums for a couple years, that may be the only explanation for me having my current title.I suspect that, once earned, base trust cannot be lost. When banned, a user has a huge negative trust modifier attached to their account, making them a member no matter what. After the ban lifts, a modifier is attached, the size of which probably depends on the severity of the ban, and maybe your ban history.
When you're inactive, you probably get a negative modifier, which gets bigger the longer you are away. Once you return, I'd guess the modifier goes away (after you've proved you are becoming active again) and you retain your original base trust.
You often see members who were banned, all of a sudden bounce up to their previous title, or more interestingly, above their previous title. So even though you have a negative modifier after a ban, you seem to continue to earn base trust.
I think I may have wandered a bit, but what I'm trying to say is, if you proved yourself trustworthy months/years ago, being gone for a while shouldn't hurt your trust. Yes, you may have changed, but I like to think it's an optimistic system, and it assumes you are still a trustworthy person.