There seems to be some confusion about how this website works and what it means to be a "Verfied source". I see scattered comments throughout the site saying things like ,...

"What difference does it make if they are verified or not? Don't verified sources scam ppl too?"

Things like this give me a different angle to look from. It makes me realize some of you have no idea how this works. I'm going to do my best to simplify this so there is no longer any confusion.

1). How does eroids help people make wise choices when choosing online pharmacies?

Well the way it is intended to be is a member uses a source. They submit the source for review and set up a discussion page for other members to discuss this source and share experiences. The source may or may not want to be included in the rankings but it isn't up to them. Eroids is intended to give the consumer the upper hand and slow the advancement of the many people looking to scam you. How? Well if you google any of these top sources, you'll see a link to our site. In that link you will see the words "Is this site real or a scam?" which naturally gets your attention. The many thousands of unique (non members) visitors to the site every day now have the option to join eroids and share an experience they have had with a source. Good , bad or ugly! Or they can just surf the pages to see whats up and who is who these days. Enough people post reviews, the scammers are now at a disadvantage because the unique visitor checking up on things isn't going to roll the dice with their money if someone has been scammed. This prompts sources to walk the straight and narrow. This makes them want to please the customers and no longer rob people,...usually. The next thing that happens after a source has been submitted for discussion and review, they have the option to become a verified source on our site.

2). So what is the verification process? Or what does it mean when a source is verified?

When they go through verification, all it means is that whoever is claiming to be the owner of that website actually has the keys to its back rooms. It means we can verify that this person is the one responding to emails on the website contact page. If a source elects to use this option and they join our site, they will be asked a number of questions to help us decide if they are legit. They need to provide some kind of proof of business history via other discussion boards, web domain receipt, references , etc. They sometimes wait a long time for this process to be completed. Why? Well, if a source is brand new, they have no track record at all. We have nothing to go on as far as determining whether they are looking to scam people or just expand their business. So we make them wait, and wait and wait some more. The idea is if you are already an established source then you have a solid customer base and don't need eroids to keep your head above water. If they rely on being verified for the survival of their site, that is a major red flag and they will most likely be put through the ringer. This is not to be dick heads and play games with sources. Or power trip and tell you who not to talk about. It is to protect our members as best we can. There is only so much we can do. In the event the source doesn't have the credentials we require for verification, they need an established, reputable source to vouch for them. What do they mean by vouch? If the guy decides to take all your money and run, the source who vouched for them is now responsible to make it right. Once they are verified they can now interact with our members in the designated discussion page and review page. They can use the private message system to conduct business or whatever else they need. There are restrictions on that as well but that is another thread. Once all these things have been completed and they get the new blue source tag, they have access to a sources only room where they can interact privately with other sources as well as carry out day to day affairs on their pages.

3). Does verification protect you from being scammed?

Some people seem to think that this means eroids backs the source or is giving them a thumbs up. No! Not at all! This means nothing more than stated above. That the person operating the source account is actually the person replying to emails on the website they have posted. That is all we do here.
The rest is on the members. WE do what we can to protect you from the out right blatant scammers like that .net scheme from earlier this year. If you aren't familiar with it, an anonymous person or persons took it upon themselves to carbon copy the websites of a lot of top ranked sources, then they bought the rights to that source name with the .net at the end instead of .com or whatever. A bus load of over zealous newbies got scammed and came here crying for us to do something. Sorry, that isn't how it works. You jumped in without doing your homework, now your job is to share that experience in the form of a review and rating so that the next guy doesn't make the same mistake. The money you lost,...it's on you.

4). What do the mods do when sources scam people?

The only thing we can do is investigate the claims. If enough people have issues with late arriving packs (beyond the advertised T/A) , claims of garbage product, or other issues, we give the source an opportunity to respond and correct it. If they fail to do so we will put them on hiatus (they can no longer post or pm and in some cases their page is shut down temporarily) , encourage everyone that has an issue to post up. Another huge factor which ALWAYS gets overlooked is we now become referee's between the fan boys and scammed members. This is also another thread you can find details here.

http://www.eroids.com/forum/general/general-talk/fan-boys-and-nut-huggers

So we simply keep order and allow you to share your experience free of bias or fear of retribution from the community. Some claims on the web suggest that eroids itself is a big scam site. Well, all that shows is the ignorance of not doing your own homework. If they understood how it works, they would feel silly saying things like that. Eroids is NOT in the business of selling anything. We do NOT condone the sale of anything illegal (accordance with U.S law). We do NOT endorse it. We do NOT promote or distribute anything whatsoever! We don't condone the use of any illegal substances as named in the controlled substances act (Title 21). Even the words of our moderators (when in discussion about cycles etc.) do not represent the view or position of eroids. Moderators are individual entities acting/posting of their own volition,or on behalf of a made up internet character. Our purpose is simply provide a place to allow instant communication between consumer and vendor conducting business via the web. All we do here is organize and arrange the meeting between the two. Knowing the laws of your country is your own responsibility