I'd say you're both right. There's no reason why a geniune punter shouldn't be able to get a trusted reviewer medal, but the mods are all different people, and it's not within the bounds of possibility that one of them would turn someone down out of spite. It doesn't seem to have happened in Epi's case, though, and good thing too - you're a decent skin for a grandad, Epi
Of course he is....
Well it shows that there is very little intrest from punters in applying using the current criteria. To get 3 new members after the issue
being debated and being high profile here for a couple of weeks is a really dismal return. Wonder how many will be had next time when
its not as topical
Blatant promotion should be outlawed
but
Vincent Browne is a Hero