All Hero Members are allowed to arbitrate disputes and gather private informatio

[grue]

[...] All Hero Members are allowed to arbitrate disputes and gather private information. If the arbitrator decides that someone is a scammer, they submit a summary of the information as well as the specific incriminating evidence to theymos for his decision. However, before submitting to theymos and potentially wasting his time, we usually recommend sending that information to a Global Moderator for an initial review.

wait what? 1000 posts and you can arbitrate disputes?

[theymos]

Maged is misremembering this, I think:

So do not ask me to release IP addresses unless one of these statements is true:
- The accused person has admitted guilt
- The accused person is scamming on multiple accounts at the same IP addresses. (Obviously you can't determine this, but you can ask me.)
- You have compiled mountains of evidence that the person is guilty, and the person has been given several weeks to respond to the allegations (because you've posted a topic about it and you've PMed the person), and you have a global moderator or other very trusted person second your request. (Have the trusted person contact me to make the request.)

Whether you're a hero member has nothing to do with it. I place very little stock in post counts.

[theymos]

The forum doesn't do arbitration. The forum does only two things in this area:
- Mark proven scammers with the "scammer" label. This is a warning to other traders, not a punishment. It is not part of any arbitration mechanism.
- Release private info of persistent proven scammers. This only happens to people who already have the "scammer" label.

The best way to get someone labeled as a scammer is to compile all evidence into one "x is a scammer" thread, let it sit for a while, and then send me a link. If the case is not clear-cut, I probably won't bother reading the evidence unless trusted people have replied to that thread or related threads and are in agreement with the accusations. Then I will look at all evidence and make a decision about whether or not there is enough proof to give the accused person the scammer label.

[Maged]

Thanks theymos, I couldn't find the exact information you had given before.

[ByteCoin]

Whether you're a hero member has nothing to do with it. I place very little stock in post counts.

Glad you've stomped on this! We don't want more incentive to spam.

ByteCoin

[714]

LOL! Another topic that should come with a spit warning. This place is a ton of fun, it reminds me of the old joke about "It looks just like a penis, only smaller."

If I throw in enough bitcoins to the cause, can I have the designation "Luxuriant Queen of the Oily Wiener Boys" and be allowed to judge contests of excessive sebaceous secretion between members? That's how it works, right?

[BadBear]

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