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Originally Posted by GSeybold
... I'm considering creating a forum for paid projects and it WILL have a ratings system. I think there is a great need for an exclusive forum like this for two reasons. ...
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It's been tried & done before; some efforts were by unknowns & some were by some pretty common names in the vB community. All failed for various reasons.
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Originally Posted by GSeybold
I would also make designers/coders have to submit an application first and a non refundable monthly participation fee.
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That part in bold will likely ensure failure before the project even got started.
The solution is what you've already said...
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Originally Posted by GSeybold
... I think vb.org should either have a rating system or stop paid projects all together. ...
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Whether the vB.org staff care enough to accept it not, vB.org is still the master 'hub' for a lot of the freelance work in the vB community. As long as it remains to run like it is today, then the scammers will remain rampant and those who get ripped off are the ones who get penalized. As others have said... throw iTrader up and let the vB community police ourselves.