Scammers break vB coders reputation...

[Farcaster]

I agree that user's need to research whom they are doing business with more carefully.
With the coming of vbulletin 3.7.0 and to make it easier, why not use the new profile comments and simply not allow members to manage messages on their own profiles. Clients and coders could leave brief feedback on each other's profiles. Disallow any protracted disputes in the profile comments by limiting feedback to one post by the other user and one response to negative feedback.

I do want to add that I have some (albeit limited) negative experiences with contracts I have done here, and while there is an avenue for the client to post about their experience on a specific job, the coder has limited recourse to respond. We do need some way for both parties to leave feedback in a consolidated and centralized way.