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I can say that poor communication between traders is unfortunate but the requirements to leave negative feedback are higher than that.  Typically negative feedback is allowed when one party doesn't receive cards, someone reneges on an agreed deal (refusing to send some or part of a trade), or something else extreme takes place (i.e. lost cards with no attempt to compensate or at least work things out).

In my experience, I try to ensure that the person is at least communicating before ever agreeing to a trade.  Talk to them in the trade box, don't just propose trades back and forth... actually converse about it.  Negotiating like that, I find, typically leads to smoother trades, faster shipping (or at least an understanding of when shipping will occur) and a generally better experience.

He'll find a niche in REALLY creature heavy decks with Domri, but I don't see him being $30-40 per.  He helps you ramp, but only if you already have creatures in play - isn't that one of the definitions of a win-more cards?  I could see him being $15 - sort of like Jace, AOT at the moment, but not the major workhorse that some are expecting.

Don't get me wrong, I like him, but Garruk, Primal Hunter created more creature and card advantage and he didn't see much play, despite only costing one more mana.

The bigger question is, why did R/G get another walker so soon?  He fits the color flavor, but it almost seems like there's a third one in store for the set or something...

Elixir of Immortality says to "shuffle your graveyard into your library" but the problem here is that Leveler doesn't put any cards in the yard, it simply exiles them.  Now, if you were to have 5-10 cards in the yard to then turn into your library after you've exiled the actual library, that could buy you some time.  But to be honest, without trample, Leveler can get chumped all day while the opponent just waits for you to run out of cards.

I suggested Phyrexian Metamorph as a means to copy Torpor Orb given that the entire deck will rely on that being in play and a little redundancy is a great thing.

But you're spot on, a control deck will likely eat this thing alive.

Elixir of Immortality won't stop Leveler's ETB effect.  Your library is "removed from the game," aka exiled.  The ONLY way to get it out there is with Torpor Orb in play.

A few thoughts... you're completely relying on a single card.  If someone figures this out, they can easily deal with the entire plan.  What do you do if they counter or destroy your Torpor Orb?  Without a second one, you cannot even cast half of your creatures effectively.  To this end, you would do REALLY well to have some means of tutoring the orbs - I'm thinking Tezzeret the Seeker or even other things like that.  Alternately, you can splash some blue and black to use Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas, also giving you access to things like Laboratory Maniac, Hunted Horror, and Hunted Phantasm.  Phyrexian Metamorph also lets you create more copies of Torpor Orb.

Here's a quick build I found looking into the Torpor Orb - Leveler combo.  Tinker with it, it might be worthwhile.

http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/torpor-orb-combo-fun/

Otherwise, you can take it in a different route.  Look at Myrs as an option.  If you have even two mana producing Myrs and two Myr Galvanizers, then you have an infinite mana loop.  I'd also aim for things like Karn Liberated and Wurmcoil Engine over Leveler and Eater of Days.

Anyway, that's just my two cents...

I very much understand that two-card combos are incredibly unlikely, but I was just trying to offer an example of the sort of thing you can manage to do that doesn't require a ton of setup in your colors - that could both remove some attention from Borby while also being a viable way to win the game.

Let me put it another way, I can see where the deck could work as currently constructed, but if you were to play against someone with white, if they're competitive enough, they could easily put Nevermore in to name your general - or more commonly you could encounter things like Terminus or Banishing Stroke that put Borby out of reach on the bottom of your library.  As currently constructed, any of those plays and you might as well just scoop.

That being said, both the Dragonlair Spider and Dragon Broodmother are welcome cards that will offer some defenses while also providing the opportunity to have some offense separate from Borby.  Remember, that green and red offer a ton of options for offense too and it takes 14 of Borby's lightning bolts to actually kill the opponent.. that's a LOT of land to discard.

Things look like they should be alright; although I must admit it looks like you're a bit light on defenses if someone has a more aggressive deck or is somewhat resistant to your couple of board wipes.  I'm admittedly not the most versed EDH player, but in my experience you need to have a solid defense or trick to stop someone from achieving an alpha strike that will just win the game for them.  Normally I like to toss in Fog or something comparable to achieve this goal, as they tap out thinking they've overrun you or otherwise have you dead to rights, only to see you tap one, cast the Fog, and the tables turn as they're totally exposed, having over-extended in an effort to win the game.

I would actually shift a bit of attention away from Borby as he's pretty easy to pick off with instant speed removal as soon as someone gets a sniff of what you're up to.  Just a few other creatures to perhaps make your plan a bit harder to spot.  Thankfully, green has some NICE options there, and, if they're big enough, they could win the game for you on their own.  For instance, Gruul Ragebeast has actually won me a game when I paired it with Giant Adephage.  Swing, make a 7/7, fight their biggest creature, thanks for playing.

Asceticism strikes me as a bit redundant given that you have both Lightning Greaves and Swiftfoot Boots.  I'm also not really sure I see the reason for Fireshrieker other than to put onto Borby, which is really just win-more at that point.  Charmbreaker Devils also don't strike me as being the ideal way to get things out of your yard... I'm thinking Regrowth, Revive, or something to that end would be more useful.  Groundskeeper COULD be useful, but given that you already have ways to get stuff out of the yard AND have Creeping Renaissance, you could likely clear that space for something else.

Lastly, only Chandra?  I could see where Garruk, Primal Hunter or Garruk Wildspeaker could prove useful.

First off, welcome to the site and to the game.  Don't fret about not being very good just yet.  Like just about anything else, you get better with practice.

That being said, what is the play setting you're going to be in?  Are you playing casually on the kitchen table with 1-2 friends or are you looking to kick ass at your local FNM?  Do you have a format preference?  Google mtg competitive formats and you'll see a breakdown of the differences between standard, modern, legacy, and so on.  Lastly, are you looking to improve ONLY with your inventory, or are you willing to drop a few bucks to pick up some stray cards that will improve the deck?

The idea here is to give us as much input as possible so that we can give you more relevant/informative feedback.

You would have to converse with Sebi directly about that.  I might have moderator status but that's just because I'm one of the more frequent commenters and have helped out here or there managing erroneous posts and stuff.  The first and last word go to Sebi and Catinca.

Again, two people are running the administrative side of the site.  This is NOT their primary job and, no offense, but there are likely more pressing issues to be resolved with the site at the moment (ranging from the inclusion of foil pricing to other components of the trade interface).  I'm sure Sebi will get to this when he gets a chance, but until then you will have to continue to be patient.

For anyone who is looking, the general is Prime Speaker Zegana.  However, I would actually suggest changing your general to Vorel of the Hull Clade.  I actually have a deck that is very much up this same line and I find that Vorel is far more useful most of the time.  Being able to double the counters on just about anything can make a SERIOUS threat that many EDH players won't be able to deal with outside of spot removal (which is surprisingly less common than one might think in EDH... go figure).  Additionally, he's just HILARIOUS with Fathom Mage.

That being said, I think the wiggle room is going to be on the low end of your curve where things like Cloudfin Raptor and a few other creatures could likely be swapped for more productive cards.  I also see Laboratory Maniac, which I understand given how you can draw like mad off of Fathom Mage, but I don't know that I would be as worried about winning via the draw as much as I would be interested in keeping the load of cards in your hand (or recycle them from the yard).  So I'm thinking something like Venser's Journal could be good here.  Additionally, I would likely drop Diluvian Primordial for something like Conjurer's Closet which can work rather favorably with anything that has an ETB ability.

I can also say that in my experience, Fog or similar effects can be among the most powerful in the game, as a lot of players will hold back until they have a possible alpha strike.  To be able to drop a Fog and then kill them on your turn is obviously a nice play.  I could also see things like Sleep to be successful.

Keep tinkering... you're free to look at my build, but I'm not going to pretend that my build is ideal by any means.

For casual play?  Competitive?  Format preference?  Budget?

I feel like a broken record sometimes, but the more information that can be provided with the first post, the more likely it is that the community of deckbuilders can offer some meaningful advice.