Quote: Originally Posted by
Illegal Machine 
That was a SERIOUS noob post.
Castrol has done more to track down and prosecute scammers than anyone else on this board.
Tip: Don't buy things from people selling out of thier garage (search their address on google)
Tip: Don't buy from a group buy if its the first time the vendor has sold anything
Tip: DO RESEARCH on the VENDOR prior to purchase. You'd be suprised how many people get pissed about long waits, when that vendor has been NOTORIOUS for huge lag times in the past.
Banning Scammers is BAD, because it encourages them to make new screen names and start the process all over.
Doesn't really matter if ban the scammer, they will come back with a new screen name anyways. IP bans are about the only way to make it happen and there are ways to get around that now as well.
I feel that there needs to be more admin on here. More moderators with power, more moderators that are neutral. The forums have come to a turning point and I think ekool realizes that. If the money is to keep coming in he will have to revamp the forums with a system that gets rid of the unwanted persons/vendors. The infraction systems seems to be up and working right now so only time will tell what happens to those that break the rules. I for one have kept pretty quite with all the vendors less Aaron at ReatTune. I do feel that the vendors should be protected some what, from the consistant ass'es that seem to make it into every post or thread that a vendor starts/posts on. The ban stick used to be used often and now you only see it getting used on the very few that keep making up screen names. Getting banned over here is very tough, go to other sites and use foul language and you get a warrning, next time ban.
