I would like to add that slander should also be included in this. Both on and off Sythe as peoples business, personal details and life are affected.
This should be a bannable offence.
Why should someone be able to call someone a scammer, botter, etc.. without proof. This destroys reputation and trust built over the years on our accounts. I personally, have lost business due to this recently.
I like to be open and honest as I have done over my time on Sythe. I find on this site people like to get involved in other people business and then go behind your back and call you anything under the sun just so that they can stop a deal going through or simply tarnish reputation. I am not sure if this is jealously or just being malicious, but I always document and store this so that when the day comes and I need this, I can prove this activity by said user. As I said, funnily enough it happened recently.
You will be surprised what some of the 'large' (and not so large) names on Sythe try to do just to feel/maintain some sort of presence in the market, when they already have it. It is like a sheepdog leading the sheep and they sheep will follow you to almost anywhere! I understand it is business, but there will come a time where the line is drawn as these users are effectively misleading/lying to people out the market.
I want the day to come when someone hears the website Sythe and doesn't immediately associate with scammers. This is what I get told 7/10 times when speaking to Runescapers and gamers who are aware of this forum, but don't actively use it.
Sythe is a great free market and for me it is a hobby. It has a big part in so many peoples daily lives and livelihoods. Not to mention it also has its select users other than admins and mods that play their part to keep the site as safe as possible which I respect a lot as they give up their time to do so. You can never eliminate all the scammers, but we are sure doing a part to prevent them.