[brownsfan019]

Good points guys. No easy solution I suppose.

You don't want to turn away a potential contributing member to the board and we also don't want to turn this into a trading sales forum either.

[torero]

I guess this is a repetition from another thread but you have to give people the benefit of the doubt. He may sell something but until he commits that act, we shouldn't judge him. Indeed, if impersonate as someone else by another nickname, posting the same content, no one would say anything. We all judge too hastily. Wait for him to commit the act, then book him.

[Soultrader]

Well I personally have paid over $150 for Joe Ross' books. However, I am more than pleased to have him on board with us. This place is about knowledge, improvement, and education. Any content and information that fall into this category is valued from my perspective.

Regarding vendors and educators, the tip on having to include this in the registration process is an excellent idea. Also please feel free to post any thoughts or recommendations regarding this topic. I will absorb these ideas and try to create an atmosphere accordingly.

[brownsfan019]

James - along the lines of identifying vendors in the registration, it would be helpful if then there was some sort of unique identifier in their screenname that would tell everyone real quick this is a vendor. That could eliminate threads turning into a debate. If everyone easily knows (w/o having to click their profile and read thru it), that could help minimize concerns. It doesn't need to be gaudy, just a small icon or something that would symbolize this person is some sort of trading vendor.

[Soultrader]

Originally Posted by brownsfan019 »

James - along the lines of identifying vendors in the registration, it would be helpful if then there was some sort of unique identifier in their screenname that would tell everyone real quick this is a vendor. That could eliminate threads turning into a debate. If everyone easily knows (w/o having to click their profile and read thru it), that could help minimize concerns. It doesn't need to be gaudy, just a small icon or something that would symbolize this person is some sort of trading vendor.

Great idea. Perhaps when a member points out that he/she is a vendor or educator they can be placed in a seperate usergroup for clarification purposes. Hence under their username a different label will appear. I will add this on my to-do-list.