NP hall of shame

[suthra]

A thread like this would be nice, so that all cheaters, scammers and banned members , non paying bidders etc can be trashed there and can be made public so that i would warn others.

 

[Coastalguy]

I understand where you are coming from but we have to be careful that we don't bring too much attention to the "NP Bad". I wouldn't want to see that particular forum grow large and point out to all that there are many/some "negative" members at NamePros.

A happy compromise has to be worked out because I do believe that everyone should be made aware that The Mods are taking care of keeping the sight running smoothly and that scams, bans, deadbeats, etc are being addressed.

I just feel that a Hall Of Shame forum leaves a negative feel to NamePros. That's just my point of view.

ST

 

[lotsofissues]

Not worth remembering.

 

[Mels]

Originally posted by lotsofissues
Not worth remembering.

Must agree

 

[CoolGuy]

Tp a slight extent I think at least we should know the bad things that happen to stay away from them. Like scams. So not a bad idea. We just don't need to name people.

 

[RJ]

We do our best to keep these charlatans out of the community, even though they often try to return under new names and email addresses.

Would a Wall of Shame be helpful or is it to negative? We would also need to consider the legal aspects of it when you're talking about publicly identifing someone as a theif or scammer.

 

[nonenone]

i think the trader rating is enough

 

[Coastalguy]

Trder rating may be enough although you never know if there are negatives in there until you click on their rating. Maybe a % of positives (like eBay) would help.

ST

 

[nonenone]

yea something like that would be good. but i dont think we should have a hall of shame

 

[bensontwenty]

I think it would detract from the many positives on this board and could discourage new people from joining.

I keep my own little list and I know quite a lot of people do the same. Plus as -RJ- pointed out - it would be a legal minefield for him - all that could really be done is have a list of banned members but without giving the reason as to why - you could only state that someone was a thief if it was part of the public record, ie tried and convicted in a court of law.

Innocent until proven guilty I believe is the phrase and whilst we may be convinced that someone is a theif or a scammer - do the mods get enough evidence to actually have them prosecuted.

Something to steer clear i think - the board does a good job of self policing IMO