Quote Originally Posted by RVRKID View Post
I think that we should be able to put up anything about a service we got good or bad. If we never hear about someone's bad experience and people keep going and maybe they have the same experience but they can't post it either then when does it get out that the service sucked and to stop going. It is an open forum so if he had bad service somebody can let the shop know and they can come on here and refute it if they want. If shops are going to get more biz because of good referrals then the bad ones need to be put on here also. Just my $.02!
You can try, but it usually goes sideways real fast.
I had a less than satisfactory experience with a well known, very respected guru a while back.
In my communications with him it was hinted that the problem was my doing.

I NEVER posted the guys name except in PM's, and was more concerned about fixing the issue.

Still, just the suggestion that he had not performed to his reputation drew a lot of judgement against me.

Maybe I was just the lucky one in a hundred that got what I consider bad service, but I think my stuff just wasn't important enough, and maybe not high profile enough to get his best. Even though I paid everything asked of me with zero dickering.

If I told exactly what was done, at exactly what price, the defenders would not believe me.
It really does no good because the power of the Internet is not always balanced.

So many times I have wanted to warn people that an online reputation may be onesided, but it would really just get me ostracized from help and advice.
So my advice is to maybe make a short list from what you read, then GO CHECK THEM OUT before agreeing to have work done.