I agree about the reputation by the way. I should have phrased that more along the lines of 'does not have a bad reputation' rather than 'has a good one'


But if people ask me for references since I don't have a BOI I would probably refer them to a few people on this forum who can attest that a) I am a legit person in this hobby b) I am reasonable and intelligent most of the time c) I seem to care about making sure I'm doing things correctly and in the best interest of my future reputation. I guess I was thinking that kind of process would be included in 'make sure they have a good rep'.