Yeah, I see your point there--I remarked on this topic in the other thread where the inquisition is going on and didn't consider that aspect. 

But I also think I said that the best escrow would have to be one that already has an established record of not being crooked when acting as an escrow, and the longer the track record the better.  I don't even know who does escrowing these days on the forum.  When I first joined, I used to see it mentioned a lot and there were a few members who were completely trusted to handle large sums of bitcoin or altcoins.

What do you have to do to escrow a deal, just hold the funds until the counterparty says it's OK to release them?  Is it that much of a pain in the ass to be one?