jillybean2, on Apr 11 2005, 09:21 PM, said:
From the sounds of it, this is precisely the type of "event" that this system is designed to address. I think that the community is much better served if these types of issues are discuss openly, under the light of day rather than whispered about in back alleys.
In my experience, Open forums are pretty good at identifying the "cranks" and the "nutjobs". In a similar fashion, if an "anonymous coward" starts posting complaints about a well respected TD, they proibably won't get much credence. Alternatively, if there are large numbers of compliants about a single TD this also bears watching. As I've noted in the past, auction sites like EBAY have well designed user feedback systems that are designed to allow buyers and sellers to provide feedback regaridng the quality of other individuals using the auction site.
Its astounding that a system that works so well for a professional business that many individuals use to make a good living is considered so controversial for a hobby site. Guess that I should ahve learned by now...