I just made a new Alphabay account and I have never been so shocked/upset in my life. Their so called "moderators" made my trust level start at 0. There is nothing "moderate" about that!!! I am objectively a very trustworthy individual. Starting at age 6 my mom (may God bless her soul) let me babysit my baby brother when she went to buy smokes. That began my long perfect track record of being trusted that culminates in my current job where my boss lets me handle the accounts for 2 (two!!!) of our regional branches. This brings me to my suggestion. Alphabay should let users link their LinkedIn accounts and update my trust based on my professional :) contacts. If that's not enough the moderators can start actually earning their paycheck (like I do) by verifying users trust levels by asking their boss. With this method I would be a sure 10.
Wow! You've highlighted aspects of the community into an over the top shitpost! I've never seen that done before!