Originally posted by Sneeza™:

I've just had a heated discussion with Zemnmez and we think we may have a good solution which should help throttle phishing bots. I'll keep you posted.

I'm glad to hear that, and I appreciate your work.

Originally posted by norby89:

please don't assume that we don't care about our users or that we're happy with the current situation because we're not.

I know this isn't an easy situation, and I know that you (personally) care because you're taking time to answer people's complaints on internet forums. The only thing I'm assuming is that the end product isn't currently something I'll spend money on. I would *like* to, but the phishers ruin the experience.

True, that's not constructive criticism, (I lack the technical expertise to provide a working solution) but I suppose you could say that at least it's honest, profanity-free feedback.

On the curious side, no other trading site I've used has caused phishing adds. I have active trades on multiple sites, but 100% of the phishers add me within 30 seconds of bumping my Outpost trades. So...what's unique to Outpost?

Originally posted by norby89:

Anything that negatively affects the user's site experience will not be implemented.

Do you know what negatively affects the user's site experience more than anything else?
Being added by multiple phishing bots every time a trade is bumped, that's what.

Here's how I feel:
- I would like to buy a premium subscription, because the added functionality would be worth the money to me. However,
- I hate phishing bots. And,
- For some reason, TF2Outpost trades result in dozens of phishing adds per day.
- Other trading sites do not cause this, (at least for me). Therefore,
- Tf2Outpost isn't getting any of my money, whereas at least one other trading site is.

Bottom line: TF2Outpost is a business. The product it provides is declining in quality, and soon will not even be on par with what the competition is providing. (It's already not the best, in my opinion, and in my money's opinion). Excuses, however true they may be, count for nothing. Improve your product.