[loceng]

Yeah. Elance / oDesk aren't incentivized to prevent this behaviour. They want a site that looks busy, and full of "high-quality" / highly rated contractors.

They could easily allow for filters to weed, though instead they allow for details to be hidden.

[carlosrt]

Having the ability to see everybody that scored in the top 5% for [specific skill] would be nice. Maybe an email to [e-mail] is in order.

[aptwebapps]

You can see the top 10% if you're logged in.