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Originally Posted by Puffalapeno While I can understand your concerns, I've yet to see or hear about someone being looked up/hunted down because their user name and street were listed on a bad trader board. I really don't see it as being any different than the police log in the newspaper that DOES list names, street that they live on and the city as well as detail what citation they were issued and what crime they committed. And as for banning IPs as a solution, there are ways for them (scammers) to work around that if they want to, so that really doesn't do anything to protect the traders here from dealing with someone who isn't on the up and up.

I am a member of other forums as well and they won't even discuss members' accounts in any way with other members, even if they've been banned or not for breaking the rules. They are respecting the privacy of every member, not just the "good" ones as I said previously.

I do understand what most of you are getting at and do agree there need to be safeguards in place to protect members from others who are out to cheat/steal from them. I just don't think divulging their personal information to every member is the way to do it is all.

I have no issue with the way bad members are determined, or punished for that matter (being banned, etc.). My only issue is the giving out of personal information to every member. I am truly not trying to play the devil's advocate here, or defend anyone. It's the privacy issue that I am concerned about.