[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by Sean1125

Has anyone asked Leon about it?

Not directly, though Leon posted his thoughts about the idea within the thread.

I think the members of Net 54, collectively, are about as intelligent and well-educated as you will find on any forum on the Net (Mensa.com, or whatever their site is, not included ). More than half of the people that voted were against the idea, and ultimately, I came to agree with the arguments that were made against the idea. Ultimately, when buying something, be it a new car, a home, or a $500 Nap Lajoie card, it's up to the consumer to educate themselves about who they will be doing business with. Any member of Ebay will have a public record on their transactional history. Unfortunately, when it comes to buyers, the feedback score is useless: you need to delve a little more deeply. But the information is there. If there's a really problematic buyer or seller, that person's actions are going to be brought to light here. It doesn't matter if they're ripping others off on Ebay, or some other site. This site does a pretty good job of policing. And it only takes a few seconds to search our site, or Google, with the person's member ID, to see if anything pops up.

When all is said and done, I think the possible negatives outweighed the positives. In theory, the idea was a good one, and it was certainly postulated with the best interest of Net 54 and her members at heart. But it would cause a lot of extra work for the mods. It could cause some misunderstandings, and possible legal ramifications.