Anonymous Postings
I was wondering how people on this site handle recommendations made by anonymous posters…I’m not sure if there’s any other system possible, but it seems to undermine a recommendation. Of course you need to do your own vetting/interviewing, but I think half of a recommendation is being able to tell the service person you’re calling…
I was wondering how people on this site handle recommendations made by anonymous posters…I’m not sure if there’s any other system possible, but it seems to undermine a recommendation. Of course you need to do your own vetting/interviewing, but I think half of a recommendation is being able to tell the service person you’re calling who recommended you. And the obvious concern is that service people are “recommending” themselves. Any advice? Thank you!
No matter where you get a recommendation, get references from the contractor, call the references, and ask if you can come over and see the work for yourself. That way, you can have a face to face conversation with the homeowner and you can really tell if they were truly happy wit the contractor or not. If the references are stale (as in more than 2 years ago), then a red alert should go off. Some contractors are just coasting on old reputations and more recent work might not be up to snuff.
There is no way to really get reliable recommendations from an anonymous forum like this. It is only a starting point. You have to check things out on your own. Nothing replaces that.
Sometimes people just want to help and not give their names.Why do things always have to be fishy? We’re adults here and can make our own decisions after we get recommendations whether you have a referral or not. Don’t worry and think so much. Just take what you need from the site. I have found it to be EXTREMELY helpful! Post something more useful to others.
LOL- you guys are joking, right?
Sometimes when you read them they seem a bit fishy, but those you can pick out yourself. If they are written by the interested parties in a more genuine style you might be mislead – but we don’t know how often that happens.