There's been many a tempting ad, or reviews on a board, that I have had to pass on. I guess I'm "paranoid" or something but that kind of 'verification' is Very Hard for me to do. Where I am - Denver area - I've been able to see a few that "required" that kind of screening by giving my username on eccie or ToB (a Denver thing) or TER. Some will see I've posted for years, and even PM me on the board to clarify more. Others restate what's "required" and I have to move on. Originally Posted by Blaze7Down here, so I Just require a real phone number and email address and references didn’t seem too hard to me. Some people get very paranoid and overdramatic, it’s OK to be like that at times but if you do your research things aren’t that bad. I haven’t heard of anybody stealing identity. I’m sure it can’t happen but I’m just saying I’ve been on the board five years and never heard of it happening
I do add to it, I expect the time a day in advance , your ethnicity, how long you would like to visit, and that’s pretty much it, doesn’t seem to hard nor does Denvers way.
Some people get super paranoid though so Some will be overdramatic and some can be understandable I get it, but if you just do your research it’s really not to hard.
Just my two cents