[Denied] A change to the 'Report a Ban Evader' section

This has been suggested before, and denied.

TLDR version is:

1. Conversely, having reports visible to the public provides oversight and alerts users to the possibility of further scams taking place by this scammer, and as such, prevents them from engaging/trading/allows them to remove wealth of accounts/etc/etc/etc, and mitigate any further risk.

2. Transparency is key. In line with how private reports are not allowed, this suggestion falls under that same category. Transparency and validity of bans.

I would wager that having reports visible to the public has a significantly greater benefit, than not.

 

Sure, but similarly, a ban evader may attempt to scam someone, and this public report may prevent this person from being scammed. I understand what you're saying, public report could result in an impulse scam, etc. However, I still believe a public report serves to do more good from the get go, than one approved post-ban.

 

I think this is kind of a catch 22 honestly.
Both points are valid on both sides.

Having the reports publicly would prevent someone like myself from getting scammed, since I always review those forums to keep myself informed; but the majority of users (read: newer users) don't do that.
The newer users that don't keep up with those forums are going to get scammed by this person regardless though, in most likelihoods, assuming that the scammer in question is in a position to do so.
Yes, he's more likely to scam because he's exposed and knows it's coming, but ultimately, he's more likely to scam even bigger if that post doesn't happen in the first place.

At the end of the day, scammers are going to scam, all we can do is be vigilant and do our best to be proactive. Being public at least allows Sythe to be on the side of "The information was there, you just had to look" rather than "Sorry, nobody was around to approve that post before this could happen"