Changes to Investments & Loans

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Currently we have the Investments & Loans section as one, when loans and investments are two entirely different things. Here's what I think needs to change.

First, the two should be separate forums. This would help organize the sections way more and allow users to find what they want with more ease. Both forums need to include Offering/Requesting prefixes as well to also help users when creating their threads.

Second, the Loans section needs higher requirements than just 1 month of being on the site. Currently Loans are used so often for new people to come in, take $50 or so and run off to never return it again. Many users who get scammed often get scammed through loans. I believe additional requirements should be added to help ensure the users in the loans section aren't as likely to scam. I think 3 months of being on the site and 10 positive rep would be a fair change in my personal opinion, though I wouldn't mind it being even higher.

Thoughts and opinions, please explain why you may disagree if you do! Thanks for reading.
 
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So then how come we dont make it the user has to have an X amount of posted threads?
Because posting threads is as easy as counting on your fingers. Post count is irrelevant as anyone can post easily. I've seen users accumulate 500+ posts in less than a month. It doesn't mean they're trustworthy enough to be taking loans. Gaining reputation means you have to be doing deals, increasing trustworthiness.
 

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Because posting threads is as easy as counting on your fingers. Post count is irrelevant as anyone can post easily. I've seen users accumulate 500+ posts in less than a month. It doesn't mean they're trustworthy enough to be taking loans. Gaining reputation means you have to be doing deals, increasing trustworthiness.
i've seen users accumulate 300 posts in a day
 

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100% agree with this
 

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I'll move this to pending to be thought about more, thanks for the suggestion.
 

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This was certainly a very valid suggestion at the time and a change that could have been beneficial, but since this time we've entirely removed the investments and loans forum from our site. Therefore, this suggestion is no longer relevant.

Denied, thanks for the suggestion.
 
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