[Puffalapeno]

Originally Posted by OceanWave 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.

As far as I knew, only the members of the trading group receive that email so it's not going to everyone on the board, only to those who sign up for the trader group. I'm a member of other forums as well, and some of them give A LOT more information about bad traders than is given here. They aren't listed the second that someone reports a bad trade. The moderators will mediate and try to bring the situation to a amicable conclusion, the reporting of user name and location are a last resort. Their privacy would be very well preserved on this board if they just make good on the deal they agreed to.