You ask very good and important questions. > Why does this list cater to such blatant fraud? I don't know that the list caters to fraud. But it certainly seems to attract gullible people and the people that prey on them. > Is it the nature of people who invest in Gold and view the capital > markets as overvalued? Is it just that the "Offshore" and "Gold > Backed" world is prone to wackos??? ... And I am curious as to > why e-gold seems to attract so many wackos and so few "serious" > people. Superficially that does appear to be the case! But I think that is an overgeneralization. Most people don't go beyond the bounds of well worn common routine. Anyone looking into offshore activities or considering gold is deviating from the common routine of our society. The only people who will do this are either 1) those who don't have good sense or 2) those who think for themselves. Even in the later case this usually entails a certain amount of ignorance/misconception and (hopefully eventual) learning. So there are good reasons to expect a higher percentage of wackos and fumbling. Furthermore, the ambiguities of establishing and maintaining trust in confidential relationships and the opportunity for abuse in the e-gold system attracts crooks for obvious reasons. The question I would like to pose is: how can we devise means to solve these problems? A code of ethics? A BBB? Adoption of certain business practices... Best, CCS --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
