Exactly. Most people just spam them with some completely arbitrary low-ball bid. If someone was actually checking the project descriptions and bids to make sure

Exactly. Most people just spam them with some completely arbitrary low-ball bid. If someone was actually checking the project descriptions and bids to make sure they had some minimal amount of quality, it would work a lot better. Or at least filter out people who were unwilling or unable to put in a minimum effort at the beginning. That's one reason why I think my idea might have a chance. If anyone ever actually uses the site. But on freelancing sites, there are actionable descriptions (a little bit like specs) on a few of them. You just have to go through a lot to find those.