Mar 25, 2012, 12:32 PM
I tried to sign-up over on TF2 price check but never received my activation email. 
I just wanted to comment that while I think you guys have your heart in the right place (and I really respect that), I would really implore you to be about five times more thorough about your evidence and reasons for calling out other people as evil.
You're entitled to your own opinions, but trying to slam on people's reputations based on rumors or confused data (and then attacking people who try to give you advice when you're going too far) is probably not the way to go here. People are going to respect your judgments when they are backed by firm evidence-- otherwise they will be dismissed by the very people you're trying to help protect.
I like that people are held accountable by communities for shady/dark actions-- but it is a slippery slope when you do it based on gut and dislike and not on solid evidence.
Some of those same people you criticize ban people from their communities for weak reasons and talk bad about other traders in their community without good proof. You don't want to stoop to that level, or leave doubt in people's minds that you don't give people a fair shake. Since you're definitely on the side of cleaning up the community, I encourage you to do it while erring on the side of careful consideration.
Just my $.02,
-Mattie
I just wanted to comment that while I think you guys have your heart in the right place (and I really respect that), I would really implore you to be about five times more thorough about your evidence and reasons for calling out other people as evil.
You're entitled to your own opinions, but trying to slam on people's reputations based on rumors or confused data (and then attacking people who try to give you advice when you're going too far) is probably not the way to go here. People are going to respect your judgments when they are backed by firm evidence-- otherwise they will be dismissed by the very people you're trying to help protect.
I like that people are held accountable by communities for shady/dark actions-- but it is a slippery slope when you do it based on gut and dislike and not on solid evidence.
Some of those same people you criticize ban people from their communities for weak reasons and talk bad about other traders in their community without good proof. You don't want to stoop to that level, or leave doubt in people's minds that you don't give people a fair shake. Since you're definitely on the side of cleaning up the community, I encourage you to do it while erring on the side of careful consideration.
Just my $.02,
-Mattie