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Re:Freelance Isn't Free Act Passes in NYC by vadym909 on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @06:11PM (#13026545)
<You'd think word would get around, but they've been doing it for years.> If you aren't naming the organization yourself, why would you be surprised word hasn't gotten around.
Re:Freelance Isn't Free Act Passes in NYC by abandonliberty on Thursday November 24, 2016 @01:32AM (#13028623)
You're right. Thanks for making me consider that.

Unfortunately, as I am not supposed to know, there could be both legal and social impacts to people I care about if I divulged such information.

There are other people in much better positions to do something about it.

Your question forced me to understand this.

Does some sort of repository for bad clients & companies exist? Could it? This isn't exactly what Yelp and BBB is for.

Re:Freelance Isn't Free Act Passes in NYC by tinix on Thursday November 24, 2016 @02:36AM (#13028868)
I bought a bunch of domains a while ago, to build something like this, and split-test the names, but haven't put any effort into it yet. Is there legit interest? It would have to be strictly third party generated content, otherwise it could be taken down due to various legal reasons... I think I would need to hire an attorney anyway.

I'll probably let all the domains expire, except for "shit.business", that one is gold.

Re:Freelance Isn't Free Act Passes in NYC by abandonliberty on Thursday November 24, 2016 @10:31AM (#13030790)
Sorry, my messages may be delayed due to work and my noprocrast setting (20 minutes every 3 hours).

Have you researched what currently exists? On a cursory search nothing came up for me. Must consider legal challenges and lack of demand as possible causes.

The bad actors in the system will fight anything that would negatively impact them. Would need more aggregate support from good actors in total to make it viable.

Re:Freelance Isn't Free Act Passes in NYC by tinix on Monday November 28, 2016 @01:42AM (#13053835)
Exactly...

What about some kind of info protocol so there's no single head to chop off. Maybe it piggybacks the bitcoin blockchain for verification, and uses ipfs.

Lack of community though... is hard to combat. It's also a chicken-egg problem. Build it and they will come? :)

Re:Freelance Isn't Free Act Passes in NYC by jameskegel on Thursday November 24, 2016 @01:57AM (#13028706)
I am skeptical of your claims, and your deflection technique doesn't add credibility.
Re:Freelance Isn't Free Act Passes in NYC by raverbashing on Thursday November 24, 2016 @10:47AM (#13030879)
Give a hint of the company then