Originally posted by disneyberry
i think this is the key here. while the idea of a rating system is great, it really is very hard to implement and enforce accuracy. trust is not an easy thing on the internet...
the best thing people on the DISboards can do is to read past posts by the users you are thinking about renting to/from. and even that is difficult to do, as it seems like lots of people create new accounts to do rentals, and/or are lurkers who haven't posted much before.