That is true about the abundance of asshats taking advantage of providers, but what is also true is providers as well as other asshats who post alerts and spread assumptive or outright lie rumors about others for revenge of a perceived wrong or just fun sake and to see what happens.
Do not get me wrong, I am not saying the OP is not telling the truth, far from it, and if it is true, karma will catch up to him. But, you have to admit, there are also plenty of examples of bullshit alerts and frame jobs. I hope that the accused comes forward, gives his side and explains himself. My emphasis is actually on the other asshat hobbyists and providers as well with their baiting posts.
By the way, 99.9% of the time, it is the welcome wagon troll hobbyists that are the asshats of treating providers poorly, takes advantage of their vunerabilty for being new on the scene, hence the OP saying she lacked proper screening techniques, and probably threatens them with a bad review if they do not comply.
Originally Posted by Wile E Coyote
Not to butt in here, but.... you seem to have a bit of an agenda-- you've posted something along this line several times now. I'm not sure what issues you may have had in the past-- but when you continue with something over and over- even on threads that seem to have nothing to do with an agenda (she was fairly calm, stated facts, didn't appear to get overly emotional considering)... it makes one question your motives. Might want to take a step back.
Originally Posted by Grace Preston
I was thinking the same thing, Grace.
So, Wile E., what is your agenda?
To the OP, sorry for your very bad experience. I’m just glad you were able to get that guy out the door before he did you serious harm.