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Originally posted by Jazaray:
It was my understand that you already can't view members emails unless you are logged in..

Thanks,
Jazaray

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no, that i believe is just the memberlist

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Originally posted by Jazaray:
It was my understand that you already can't view members emails unless you are logged in..

Thanks,
Jazaray

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No, the email addresses have been turned to ascii code to prevent spidering (which really sucks for non-Internet Exploder users, let me tell you, I have to manually copy/paste every time I want to email someone) but that's it.

As far as hiding individual profiles from non-members, what would really be the point? If someone wants that information, you really think they won't take a minute to create an account to get it?

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Originally posted by nderdog:
No, the email addresses have been turned to ascii code to prevent spidering (which really sucks for non-Internet Exploder users, let me tell you, I have to manually copy/paste every time I want to email someone) but that's it.

As far as hiding individual profiles from non-members, what would really be the point? If someone wants that information, you really think they won't take a minute to create an account to get it?

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I think it would be easier to track them if the system worked like that.

I also have an issue with people's full names and addresses being posted on the internet in a public forum- namely the BTA board. I'd like to see a way for that forum to become significantly more private, as I believe some people on the internet found me and came to my house based on finding the BTA case I posted awhile ago.

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Originally posted by Tranderas:
I think it would be easier to track them if the system worked like that.

I also have an issue with people's full names and addresses being posted on the internet in a public forum- namely the BTA board. I'd like to see a way for that forum to become significantly more private, as I believe some people on the internet found me and came to my house based on finding the BTA case I posted awhile ago.

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How would that help? They use throwawayemail@gmail.com to register on MOTL, then use adifferentthrowawayemail@yahoo.com to spam people, there's still no way of tracing anything to anyone.

Making the BTA more private would make it less useful. The fact that it is available to anyone who wants to monitor bad traders makes it a useful tool for people wanting to avoid being ripped off. More than once, I've been contacted by non-MOTL members regarding people who have been posted there and providing additional information or reporting similar problems with the same people. Given that the normal time for a BTA case to be finished and get them posted in the Confirmed Bad Traders list is a full month, that's a lot of time for a ripper to continue taking advantage of people.

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Originally posted by nderdog:
How would that help? They use throwawayemail@gmail.com to register on MOTL, then use adifferentthrowawayemail@yahoo.com to spam people, there's still no way of tracing anything to anyone.

Making the BTA more private would make it less useful. The fact that it is available to anyone who wants to monitor bad traders makes it a useful tool for people wanting to avoid being ripped off. More than once, I've been contacted by non-MOTL members regarding people who have been posted there and providing additional information or reporting similar problems with the same people. Given that the normal time for a BTA case to be finished and get them posted in the Confirmed Bad Traders list is a full month, that's a lot of time for a ripper to continue taking advantage of people.

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Make a post like such:

James Robertson
XXX XXXXX XXXXX
Fresno, Ca
93722

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Originally posted by Tranderas:
Which is more important- the safety of your members or the usefulness of a single board?

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meh, dont screw up a trade bad enough to get put on the BTA and dont be dumb enough to post your own address and you're fine.

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Originally posted by Tranderas:
Which is more important- the safety of your members or the usefulness of a single board?

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Wow. Seriously? Saving a lot of people a lot of money from not being taken advantage of by someone who is trying to rip people is really less important than the 1 in a million chance that someone would actually use an address found here for some nefarious plan? The same address that someone that would have reason to be involved in a BTA case would have had to give out to someone they likely don't know?

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Originally posted by JimmyZ:
Personally i think it would be good form to leave the street address out of all BTA announcements don't post it unless asked for it by a MOD

Make a post like such:

James Robertson
XXX XXXXX XXXXX
Fresno, Ca
93722

That gives other people enough info to be wary of trading with someone with similar info without giving out to much info. Or even it could be nice for the Mods to edit the OPs to remove the street address because there are crazy's out there who would show up at peoples homes. If they live in the same area.

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That would be a very bad idea. It would just make people suspicious of everyone in every single city that a bad trader is in instead of targeting the idiots who try to rip. It's not like there are plenty of other ways to look up someone's information if someone really wants it.

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Originally posted by Shaunbak:
Not sure if this helps but I remember an online game I used to play blocked cheaters ip numbers and in some situations entire subnets for those using dynamic ip's. Is that a solution to possible returning rippers?

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