I agree with the strategy of remaining "in character"; you really thought this through very well... I admire carefully crafted mischief; I've employed it myself on occasion (not at Prosper)...
It's kind of a pity though that some of those questions weren't posted... My favorite was:
I hear that Prosper doesn't sue in TX. Is this what makes you so bold? If that was anyone here, let them take a bow.
I do agree with this one:
First, I don't work for prosper. Second, while it's funny that you get auto bids bec of your score I do think you are abusing the trust in this system of lending. People do take this seriously and rely on prosper and you weaken it with this listing. Back when cubbies and DF were running goofy listings, I was worried about the same thing.
But since I'm not lending, I don't care anymore. There's a lot more than that that reduces my "trust". And the way Prosper deals with such listings would either restore or diminish trust. Part of me always imagined a future of Prosper, as big as eBay, where 75% of the listings are frauds, but so many tools and common wisdom would exist that the shrewd lender would only lend to the true blue nuggets...
So in the end, I applaud this stunt for its execution.
