I am a long time lurker on this site pretty much since it's inception. I was much more frequent contributor/poster/reviewer under the same handle on ASPD. I probably had around a dozen reviews on ASPD.
Over 2 years ago, Ladysara accused me of being a cop. http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=172107&highlight=
To that false and baseless allegation, I responded and explained my infrequent postings. I also had multiple well-known providers publicly vouch for me.
Victoria Lynn: http://www.eccie.net/showpost.php?p=...3&postcount=10
and Maria Filt:http://www.eccie.net/showpost.php?p=...6&postcount=22
I am very thankful that these ladies were there to stand up for what they knew was the truth.
I always though that these 2 ladies' public references would be enough to outweigh the bogus accusation that started the thread. Alas, I was wrong. As I have continued to use Eccie, I have found ladies whom I am interested in getting to know. I contact them via their preferred methods and begin the process of arranging a meeting.
Without fail, once they ask for my Eccie handle and do a search on me, they immediately lose interest, become unavailable or otherwise just stop replying.
I have attempted to see 4 different providers in the past 2 weeks. Every single one of them fell silent once they searched my handle for verification.
I like the handle Submariner, so I don't want to change it. But it seems as though I have no choice but to deactivate the account.
I find it hard to believe how much damage was done by 1 false post. But I find it equally hard to believe that providers don't give any credit to two well known providers giving me a PUBLIC reference. After all, the public reference I would think should carry more weight than a private one.