one thing that would be nice is if you could characterize items / item types as trash once and they keep being "trash" until you untrash them and you can decon or sell all trash with 1 button

No, though it does need more help than it’s getting rn. I FULLY support Grey Host and Vengeance being the two campaigns available for one very huge reason: allow newer players a safe place to learn and experience PVP without being completely obliterated by the usual sweats.
When I started pvping in 2016-2018, things were a bit simpler with less sets, classes, and just overall things in the game. PVP was majorly more inviting and non-stompy as it is now. Even non-CP and weekly campaigns like Azura’s Star and Haderus had constant people. That state of PVP just isn’t there anymore. The power difference between usual PVPers and new players trying PVP is like day and night. Barely anyone who wants to try PVP is gonna have a good experience getting totally ran over by the million sweaty AF ball groups out there now.
Vengeance is the best opportunity for new players to have that similar beginner PVP experience I had when I started. It’ll encourage more people to be like “Oh, I can see how Grey Host is now that I have way more knowledge and experience with Cyrodiil” versus “I am NOT having fun being balled over by the sweatiest chronic PVPers this side of the Niben River, I won’t touch PVP again”. PVP isn’t going to survive if it doesn’t nurture a welcoming experience to beginner players outside of the main campaign.

Consoles had plenty of toxicity before we had access to logs.

All we really had was parse videos, and screenshots of our clears.

Logs may be A source of toxicity, but they're certainly not THE source.

We regularly review logs in PVP (ball groups) so that we can make sure that things are occurring as we planned. And if they are not -- for example the person wearing spell power cure has horrible uptime on their hots -- we address that and talk about ways to fix it. We don't kick people out, we help them improve. If it continues to be a problem, then at least in my experience, it's more often the player stops signing up for raids rather than the guild removing them. People generally only get kicked out for toxicity in the form of being belligerent to other people in the raid, unwanted advances towards guild members, things like that.

For us at least, the logs are there to help us improve as a group, not for shaming someone for not doing their fair share. All we ask is a willingness to try to improve. And that is what I think ends up being the problem for some people, they see the suggestions being made as a personal attack and they shut down. Granted there absolutely are personal attacks being made in pve pug groups, but if you're in comms with your guild, regardless of pve or pvp, generally speaking there is no ill intent to any suggestions for improvement.

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Why do they kick you? They need someone with more DPS? More experience? All good, no toxicity at all. (Logs+DPS sharing)
Why don’t you play PUGs?
Why do you only play in guilds?

If your answer isn’t ultimately related to DPS sharing or logs, then please, tell me why.

EDIT:
And since this topic could end very badly with a ban hammer, I’ll only reply again if I see a valid reason why logs or DPS sharing are not related to toxicity.

Why? I don't even know, it doesn't happen very often. If it is at the start of the dungeon, I don't even care. If we have made it over half way or to the last boss and they kick to invite a friend then I take offense. I'm not the best player but I have cleared most dungeon hard modes now.

I don't pug because at 12man level it requires good leadership and organization at veteran level most of the time. I also want to communicate via voice chat and not keyboard. To be honest I do pug, just not often. I have done trials with Aedra and For the Clear. I actually joined FtC because they felt a little more comfortable I guess is a way to put it. Though even some of their raid leaders have high requirements, and that is their right as I don't want to lead. I have joined some group finder runs, but they tend to be "bait" or high chances of getting stuck on the last boss or what not. CP level alone is not an indicator of how well a player knows their role/class. It is rarer, but I have actually made some pleasant friends or acquaintances via group finder and stopped using it and just use their discords now.

I enjoy doing runs as a guild because I have social connections with these people or want to work on getting them (if I'm new). They tend to have voice chat and comradery, if you're progging a trial, at least you are helping someone gear up that you will hopefully keep working with in the future to gain more clears, experience, and fun. Most of my guilds don't really have requirements, or if they do, you should easily be able to meet them if you try to put together a build, upgrade sets, and apply enchantments. If you don't have those, most of them have areas to help you get setup with those things.

Most of my guilds only use logs as an option and a TOOL to help yourself get better. I log many of the trial runs, I look at who is doing the best and trying to see how I can improve. I find it very helpful for considering new build options. I do not run Hodor's anymore, as a dps I don't feel I need it. Logs are enough to tell me a general idea of where I am at with my build, what I am dying to, and what I need to do better.