Global Scammer Ban Project

I was banned on MCM. I would not like to get banned.
This is kinda a bad idea.

 

You're talking about a scammer database. While I do like the idea, it completely shatters the fact that marketplaces like mine are meant to give users another chance.

I'll keep this open for now.

 

I've had numerous friends falsely banned on other sites. This would just ruin their chances of continuing a freelance service due to the mistake of one site.

 

Wait was is LH?

 

Well, creating a scammer database would require all forums to agree, not just mine (after all, it is user data, we can't just go on random forums and collect information). And knowing the decisions other forums have made in the past, I don't think that good-to-go will be heard for a while.

 

This in general simply won't work. Not only must multiple forums cooperate, but also share a single database or version of one.

The most secure way to complete this is through version for each website instead of giving each site access. This would also mean a distribution system is required and each server needs their own database setup.​

Forum staff sharing their data with others would not work at all, who would take the blame if one staff member did something wrong? Would this mean one person can ban site owners? Could this create a security exploit?

IP addresses may also not always work. Virtual networks would become a big issue and exploit while it already is. If two users were to live near each other, a completely innocent user could be banned.​

 

Seems like a pretty crappy idea to me tbh

 

I think for this to work there would have to be a professional 3rd party dealing with scam reports so that bans were consistent across the database.

This would be an expensive operation to get done correctly.

 

Looking through the responses, I think we can agree that this won't work.

Suggestion closed.