Should There Be Another "Trusted" Member Thread?

[Black_Apalachi]

i dont see why people have a problem with the thread idea.

it would work by someone ( me ) Going through the trades for stuff where somebody has to go first, and then looking at the outcome, like if someone vouches for somebody that is 1 trusted point. however if the deal does not go according to plan ( like somebody accuses of scamming ) then the evidence would be shown and if it is sufficient evidence to suggest the person got scammed it is a - trust point.

the only people who would not want it are those people who are likely to scam as it would show people not to trade them

But can't you see how unreliable it would be? How can you prove whether someone scammed or not? This is basically what I have just been through on PayPal. They reckon they can look at the "evidence" and determine who is in the wrong. Turns out however, even a company who does this on a daily basis even gets that clearly wrong :eusa_wall.

How would anyone even get a negative point? I mean when somebody is scammed, the scammer isn't going to admit it, they'll just be trying to give the victim a negative point also. So surely they will both cancel each other out and it will only really show positive points from trades between people who didn't scam.

Jake's right, Habbox will end up getting blamed when things go wrong. Besides, if there's a thread with a list of people who have been trading Habbo for currency etc outside Habbo (and with evidence to prove it in the case of disputes), surely Sulake could easily see it and they would all be banned? :S

Even after a good trade, some idiot might try to give the other person a negative point just because they feel like being horrible. Like what I've been through with the noob who reversed the PayPal. I hate... grr.. I can't remember his name properly... I don't feel well so I think I'm going to see the Doc with U and some Men and we can all have some T :@.

[keister12345]

But can't you see how unreliable it would be? How can you prove whether someone scammed or not? This is basically what I have just been through on PayPal. They reckon they can look at the "evidence" and determine who is in the wrong. Turns out however, even a company who does this on a daily basis even gets that clearly wrong :eusa_wall.

How would anyone even get a negative point? I mean when somebody is scammed, the scammer isn't going to admit it, they'll just be trying to give the victim a negative point also. So surely they will both cancel each other out and it will only really show positive points from trades between people who didn't scam.

Jake's right, Habbox will end up getting blamed when things go wrong. Besides, if there's a thread with a list of people who have been trading Habbo for currency etc outside Habbo (and with evidence to prove it in the case of disputes), surely Sulake could easily see it and they would all be banned? :S

Even after a good trade, some idiot might try to give the other person a negative point just because they feel like being horrible. Like what I've been through with the noob who reversed the PayPal. I hate... grr.. I can't remember his name properly... I don't feel well so I think I'm going to see the Doc with U and some Men and we can all have some T :@.

so ur saying that humty DUMTy scammed u? or are u really feeling ill??

[Immenseman]

I get you Rob, don't you worry

[Black_Apalachi]

so ur saying that humty DUMTy scammed u? or are u really feeling ill??

LIRL!

I get you Rob, don't you worry

[keister12345]

lolz, it wasnt was it, or was it one of them thingy's a Document that scammed u? ( u know , microsoft word )

[J0SH]

No, it's stupid. Someone would pay up on a small deal to get on this 'trused list' then scam someone loads more.

[Black_Apalachi]

No, it's stupid. Someone would pay up on a small deal to get on this 'trused list' then scam someone loads more.

Yeah exactly. Even really safe people who have always been OK with 10 or 20T deals, as soon as they get a 50T deal, who knows what they'll do?

[keister12345]

Yeah exactly. Even really safe people who have always been OK with 10 or 20T deals, as soon as they get a 50T deal, who knows what they'll do?

steal it and run off to sunny mexico???

who trades 50T for runescape members pins anyway?

[The Professor]

Yeah exactly. Even really safe people who have always been OK with 10 or 20T deals, as soon as they get a 50T deal, who knows what they'll do?

The question is would you rather people are left to their own devices and take a blind leap of faith on who to trust, or provide them with the information to help them make an informed choice? The people on the list don't even need to be endorsed by habbox, the list could just be a record of successful trades the person has made. If the record shows the person has done lots of trades for low amounts, that would arouse suspicion for the reasons you stated.

If someone scams and the person that's been scammed has proof (maybe the list could recommend all trades be videoed), the person can PM the mod to get them removed as with previous systems.

[Black_Apalachi]

It could prove to be helpful indeed. But I'm just saying, it could also create a false sense of security in some cases. Has anyone asked the powers that be what they think?