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Define "legitimate reasons". One reason someone might be interested is that my billing information would not be available in case of a compromise of the billing
by ryan-c 12y ago
Define "legitimate reasons". One reason someone might be interested is that my billing information would not be available in case of a compromise of the billing system (which happens). Also, nobody can social engineer information out of a hosting company that the hosting company doesn't have. There are plenty of people who are totally legit that have "unpopular" opinions or are worried about crazed trolls.
Do you do anything to stop people from signing up with Visa gift cards under a fake name?
I honestly think you probably wouldn't have too many problems if you didn't target the low end of the market, made it clear that you won't put up with abuse, and maybe required a deposit to get service that'd be returned after X months or forfeited for abusive behavior.
- jlgaddis 12y ago> Define "legitimate reasons". For the most part, pretty much anything that isn't against a standard terms of service. > There are plenty of people who are totally legit that have "unpopular" opinions or are worried about crazed trolls. I agree and understand. Those folks aren't who I'm worried about. My biggest concern is the "abusive" folks, to be honest. Abuse of any type wouldn't be tolerated at all but I am all for freedom of {expression,speech,...} and wouldn't care what the service was being used for as long as it was legal. Requiring a deposit isn't something I had thought of before but that might very well be a good "deterrent".
- merlish 12y agoI think the standard thing is to charge more if the customer pays via Bitcoin, and to expect payment in 3/6/12 month lumps rather than a month at a time. This could help to deal with increased customer service costs (abuse handling), and to price spammers out of the market.
- jlgaddis 12y agoYeah, that sounds reasonable too.