I've just received this pm from a newbie. I have no intention of selling my account, and I'm not sure if I should report the user. What is the current attitude towards selling accounts? especially if the account is for a merit source. I've given him a negative trust entry. Should I do anything else?
To anybody else considering an attempt to purchase any of my accounts - I don't support account trading. if you want promotion, then you should earn it by supporting the forum.
Often we have seen account sellers post for account sales either on the forum or outside of the forum. But it's the first time I've seen something request to buy an account that is a merit source and a DT member as well. The community, especially a few DT members, don't like account trading anyway, though the forum rules just discourage it. If I find account trading most of the time, I tag both seller and buyer as well.
Since you tagged it, it's fine; you can report to admin, though, and then the account will be banned. Also, banning newbies' accounts or tagging them won't be very beneficial at all, because they could create another account. But once tagged or banned, they will definitely realise this behaviour isn't accepted by the community. Since merit sales isn't allowed for merit source, means he can't sale the account though forum
allow itdon't prevent a general users account sale.