So i think its time to consider bitcointalk accounts not to be a valid collateral on lending. Actually, I'm not into buying and selling accounts. This is just a suggestion to all lenders.
I don't think Meta is the appropriate section for this. Account sales aren't currently against the forum rules, but are frowned upon by a good part of the community. Unfortunately, there is no way to *stop* people from taking in accounts as collateral (which is a weak type of collateral to begin with). I suspect that instead of trying to find buyers these days, a portion of the account farmers just dump them by defaulting on loans. What you could do is, talk to the main lenders and try to persuade them to stop accepting accounts. I think that with valid arguments and community "pressure", you could convince most of them. Maybe they give red trust so they can sell accounts without competition? imo admins and staff of the forum should actually create accounts with different ranks and put them up for sale because if we want them to maintain and keep this forum alive and have a decent support then selling a few ad spaces is not enough for them, also they need to keep something for themselves right?
Bullshit without any proof to back it up. I don't know of a single staff member that has an alt besides hilariousandco (self-admitted though). 