Will Paid Directly "Peer Advisors" Be Identified By Special Badges?

Quite a few of the tech specialists who volunteered their time in that forum who were invited to register with Directly declined as a matter of principle and many eventually disappeared from the Microsoft Answers forum altogether.

Not surprising that they declined. I looked into signing up and started the process. But got to a point where they wanted a photocopy of my drivers license, or passport to prove who I am. I have never, ever, given that kind of information out over the internet, and I never will.

Other guru's here saw the same thing and agree with me. So if Norton feels these paid monkeys are better than those of us who do it for the feeling we get from helping..... Just saying.

I was asked for my DL as well at first. Then was accepted later without it. I have NOT participated in the program simply due to the way its constructed, payments via PayPal which I will NEVER use. And the basic principle that most information isn't front facing. There are two distinct entities involved. Thats one too many for me. Too many hands in that cookie jar. They in fact want participants to create "automated scripts" which is disgusting to funnel funds and answer counts when you aren't online actively working the issues for customers. As lmacri said as well. These folks will copy/past the hard work we Guru's have done and still do then use it for those scripts. The worst part is that at some point the program most likely will be implemented into these forums. Not good. JUST my 2 cents. 

Cheers