The forum itself isn't going to mark anyone as trusted. That's for traders to decide individually.
It is possible to get trustworthy enough that most people won't require escrow. Escrow agents themselves must meet this criteria, since you're trusting them with the money (unless you're using multisig). But this requires a lot of trust because you have to trust that:
- The person isn't executing a long con.
- In case of an unexpected dispute (lost in the mail, etc.), they will handle it fairly.
- They're competent enough that you can be sure that their account isn't compromised.
- Etc.
It is possible to get trustworthy enough that most people won't require escrow. Escrow agents themselves must meet this criteria, since you're trusting them with the money (unless you're using multisig). But this requires a lot of trust because you have to trust that:
- The person isn't executing a long con.
- In case of an unexpected dispute (lost in the mail, etc.), they will handle it fairly.
- They're competent enough that you can be sure that their account isn't compromised.
- Etc.
I was just looking at some peoples recent posts and see they aren't using escrow... Why can't the whole forum be like this?
Two reasons:
1) Anonymous accounts (attract people with no ethics or morals)
2) Irreversible currency
Thanks for the feedback guys. I have a pretty good understanding of what's been said. Closing the thread
