Originally Posted by Artashes A marketplace is an essential part of this community, giving the ability for Internet-based professionals to profit from their skills. Just because there is Flippa or 99designs, doesn't mean there cannot be a quality alternative. It also directly addresses the "business-oriented" part of your comment.

Bingo. Well said. Especially when this forum, by definition of it's own name, was intended to discuss freelance = ie earning a living on the internet. To remove a marketplace would be an incredibly bad decision, particularly when it's currently one of the most visited areas of the forum. I don't understand the opinions of wanting to remove it.