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Hi, 

I've been plugging away at finding a host that meets my needs, and, as a newbie to this forum, I've come across some nasty messages regarding this community becoming an ad-board, etc. I posted a "looking for a host" type of message, and since I wasn't sure about whether it would be accepted, I included "please delete this, if I've done something wrong here," and I think that post was deleted, and I accept that 100%. 

At any rate, here's a thought: why not turn the tables on the hosts? Instead of sending everyone to WebHostingTalk, why not make something like a 10 question ranking-type survey that any osCommerce registered login person could fill out about hosts? (things like how would you rank their tech support 1-10, knowledge of osCommerce 1-10, uptime 1-10, any major problems/warnings -- text..., info from host: how many osCommerce sites hosted, etc.). The results would be tallied, searchable, and displayed. Cheating would be easily tracked, and those hosts would just be barred from the group. 

Now I'm thinking that, of course hosts change, everything changes instantaneously, and that would make osCommerce a bit of a "consumer board," which may very well not be what osCommerce wants. 

It's been pretty tough to find a host, and it might have been helpful to have a short list from this board. I do, however, understand, if that's not the direction this board wants to go in. 

Sincerely,
Dainis