As most of you are aware, WebHostingTalk likes to protect its members and software deveolpers by confirming that someone holds the right to transfer a license when they are selling that used license here.

However, it is becoming increasingly frustrating with some vendors that refuse to participate.

Should the person attempting to sell a license that the developer refuses to confirm be excluded from selling that license here?

Yes. Only confirmed licenses should be allowed. For the protection of members as well as WHTs reputation.

Yes! If you are selling software licenses for another company this should be confirmed. The next this you know is WHT is blamed for advertising illegal software.

Yes. No exceptions.

Sirius

Yes. Only licenses that are confirmed should be allowed. This'll protect them and us from fraudulent buyers/sellers.

I concur: No exceptions!

With that said I do believe there should be a nice list of which developers won't participate or are nonresponsive.

I agree as well, with No exceptions to the rule.

. . . there should be a nice list of which developers won't participate or are nonresponsive.That might be a good idea.

It would save some members the aggrivation of waiting on a response when one is not likely forthcoming.

That might be a good idea.

It would save some members the aggrivation of waiting on a response when one is not likely forthcoming.
Like IPB for instance :angry:
Agreed, no confirmation, no sale...but it's going to be tricky to moderate, no?

you think its possible to have just support desk for license verification where its a one step process. Like a automated support desk, input license number and it sends a verification #.

I think that would be nice instead of the actual owners of the software to respond to like an x amount of requests.

Should verification be mandatory? I'd say most definitely yes.
As for the ones that don't want to "participate", well, then those licenses shouldn't be sold at a (somewhat) reputable forum , in order to protect the forum members.

Yes, verification should be mandatory. No exceptions!

Vote another yes here. Maybe a poll should be posted Denny Boy?

Yeah I agree.

I agree too.

I would say publish a list and maybe get some form of automated things to do it, I am sure most of them would participate after all WHT probably has alot of their customers and going on sales they could make alot of their customers unhappy by not being able to transfer from a sale on WHT.

-Scott

verification would be a good idea. I would say add it to the rules : no software licenses sales to be posted without verification first

No! Make it a rule to sell licenses like that all together on here. It'll save you time.

I disagree,
all verification should NOT be mandatory. Mods are probably already busy, this is just an unnecessary task for them.
This should be buyers' responsibility.

Maybe some rules like if you dont have 100 posts you cannot sell anything.
I might be wrong though.

All licenses should be verified, also a list of different scripts and licensing rules would be nice to post of those not allowed to be transferred, those that can't be tranferred until X amount of time and so on along with a list of those who will not cooperate..

As for IPB they really do suck, if you are looking to buy they are usually on top of things but if you are looking for something that will not produce and income for them such as a license tranfer fuggetaboutit :)

Shouldn't software verification be the responsibility of the buyer? Why lump all this extra work load on the WHT mods?

I didn't realise the WHT mods now provide a FREE software verification service to sellers who advertise for FREE (except paid stickies), in the WHT ad forums. :eek:

If I'm buying a car out of the newspaper classifieds, it's not the newspaper's responsibility to ensure that the car is legit, and owned by the seller. That's my responsibility. It's also my responsibility to ensure that the car checks out mechanically too.

Buyers need to take on the responsibility, to protect themselves.

I'd like to see buyers take the responsibility for verifying the licenses too but they either won't bother, won't know how to or they may not even realise.
Even if you sticky "BEFORE BUYING A LICENSE" or "HOW TO VERIFY A LICENSE" they likely won't even see it anyway.

Sure it'll be their fault but they won't see it that way and that'll create even more work for the mods
"I got screwed! It was all WHTs fault!"
IMO it's simpler for all involved if WHT verifies the licenses and watches over the forums for sellers who don't verify.
Either that or don't allow selling of any licensed products. It makes no difference to me!

I wonder if the mods think it's worth the extra work to verify licenses and protect its members...

Not to mention WHT being accused of helping sellers advertise - and sell - illegal software.