[TheLastSuperman]

It all boils down to who is telling the truth... we don't know. If we then take time to get involved with disputes then there's not much time to help out like we do normally.

I'm split on this, at the same time though you can do proper research, search the paid request area for feedback and see if they have a good reputation or not. I myself ask for a half deposit up front usually however sometimes due to some "scammers" I run into clients who will not pay until the jobs completed.

I say make your own terms, don't settle for less and find a developer that's right for you.

You could say something along the lines of:

• No Payment Up Front.
• Must see a working Demo.
• Job must be completed within X Days, if not I will cancel request.

^ That may or may not yield the replies you were expecting, you may then have to adjust your terms or simply stick to your guns.

In my opinion DON'T HIRE THEM IF:

• They have more than 2-3 bad feedback reviews in the paid request area.
• They have less than 3-5 recent examples of sites they've done work on.
• They cannot provide references.
• They want FULL payment up front. *Red Flag for anyone, trust is a two-way street imo!

It's not impossible to find a good coder/designer for your site but does take some effort... You cannot simply post in paid request and expect a shining example of moral and ethical greatness to handle each request, heck if that was the case common courtesy would never have went half way out the window and I'd be seeing more folks hold doors open for me instead of letting them close when I'm < 5 feet behind them!

Could we change the policy... sure but then it's like opening another can of worms entirely, we feel it's best for you to do your research on a person before hiring and when I say that I mean it, be THOROUGH! If you make it to where a con artist has to provide proof of good work and references well then they can't provide that if they never do any valid work right? Exactly .

This is just my opinion on this subject, other staffs opinions may differ.