Members Details

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This has been covered many times, and I’m sure somone can find a link to an earlier posting on this.

Lots of reasons. Some are employed by the big boys, some are like me service agents and prefer anonimity, and some are just a little timid when it comes to nailing their colours to the mast.

I must admit, those that put their names to things are more listened to, but if it wasn’t for the “Undergound” movement, very little would be said and done.

I’m sure someone will put it even more eloquently than I, but there you have it!

Alex

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Hi Adrian,

If you look at the old NESN and Whirlpool threads you’ll see why.

However I have, since the site began, insisted on total privacy for members if they choose to have that, there is therefore no stipulation to reveal any details other than to site admin to prove trade status. Those requests, once dealt with, are destroyed so even we can’t often tell you who’s who or works for whom.

The big fear was retribution from certain quarters if you appeared to step out of line or say the wrong thing and, for some, that is still a reality to this day.

It’s sad, but that’s the way it is and some people have to remain hidden. 😕

K.

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Great.

Here’s the real kicker in this for you…

The very people that complain or comment on this policy are signed up under a pseudonym and are normally working for a manufacturer, insurer or work provider.

They also most often breach the site T&C by sharing an account with multiple users in multiple locations.

There are almost none that login under a real name.

They do not publish their details in over 90{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of the accounts of this type.

They do not post openly for the most part, with one or two exceptions it has to be said, and instead berate people for posting something on the QT.

This prevails to this day, in fact there’s been two manufacturer sign ups in the past week that I can recall, neither are obvious or under real names. Neither has any info on the profile page.

What’s good for the goose as they say. 😉

So the next time you hear something derogatory being said about a post by one of these suits just ask them how they read it as you’ve never seen them logged on and ask for their username as you may PM them some info. Works for me, you get an instant “rabbit in headlights” look.

K.

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I had my son who worked for Stoves at a disiplinary and they wanted to sack him for things that I said on here, most of which he had not told me
I had commented on things with Beko that had come from a long time aquaintance in the trade, but somehow they thought my son had told me. The disiplinary they had all my postings and went through all of them, I had mentioned about his hydraulic cooker lift and was going to post pictures on here as it looks a good tool, no doubt I would have been suid.
He couldn’t care less about whats going on just wants his salary.
I still don’t hide my ID, just don’t post things I hear now. So big brother does watch us closely.
They can’t sack him now as he is now working for me.

Kirk

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Lawrence wrote:didn’t someone comment that even this forum isn’t secure .

I did.

One of the threads was cast up to me by someone, I can’t recall which. However it was made mention of by someone that has never had access, nor should they, to this forum.

Some of the tactics are a disgrace and, were it not for the politics involved in that harm could be brought to the likes of Kirk who is totally innocent, I’d just blow it wide open.

K.