Could be true, doesn't make it a solid rule that you are trusted once you've donated.
There have been bigtime donators TWC'd, temp banned, banned for scamming and other stuff.
Just recently a 'respected' member of sythe scamquit and took ~$750 down with it from other members.
Because scammers stay scammers.
If ooga would make a new account, donate $500 of his stolen money to Sythe he wouldn't be any more trusted than he was now.
Don't make these conclusions over donating, that's not what you should do. You should only trust people whom you've actually dealed with and don't act shady.
Never thought about it in that way. I guess that you could be a respected member and just scam the hell out of everyone. Crazy that he stole $750. Like you said, a 'respected' person stole $750. Even the people who you have dealt with before can scam you, even bigger than the last time! I guess you really can't trust anyone these days :/. I wish that technology would just read people's mind and just auto ban them if they even try to attempt a scam. Maybe in 2050