Why do you even look at those ads?
What good will it do? Are cheap underpaying customers something you are interested in?
What good will it do? Are cheap underpaying customers something you are interested in?
First, do you compete with Craigslist contractors? If you do, that's mistake #1.d+jhomeservices said:sorry kent wrong,only lowered myself if i work for their prices
You are right. Since you are bothering them for no reason except they are lower price than you, that makes you the lesser person.d+jhomeservices said:sorry kent wrong,only lowered myself if i work for their prices
Kent Whitten said:You are right. Since you are bothering them for no reason except they are lower price than you, that makes you the lesser person.
But as long as they are compliant with CL TOS who are you to flag their ad? Who appointed you to judge unscrupulous contractors?BPWY said:I look at it like this.
By flagging unscrupulous nationals/regionals I'm saving another "contractor" from certain screwing over.
In that sense I am looking out for the well being of my fellow man.
The golden rule says do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
I wouldn't want some one allowing me to stumble into certain screwing over.
TNTSERVICES said:But as long as they are compliant with CL TOS who are you to flag their ad? Who appointed you to judge unscrupulous contractors?
You know one based on your own criteria, but who is to say that you are correct in your assertion? I never said anything about the P&P section versus any other section. You P&P guys need to get over your sections versus everyone else. I didn't even look at the section this thread was listed under.BPWY said:I know one when I see one.
BESIDES is we were to go look in the other contractor sections of this forum we'd see a whole lot of bitching about what you guys consider to be unscrupulous folks calling themselves contractors.
No need to act like the p&p section is any different.
I didn't see anywhere that we were talking about nationals or regionals. He said contractors, so I was going with that. Maybe I mistook the intended recipient of said flagging.BPWY said:I look at it like this.
By flagging unscrupulous nationals/regionals I'm saving another "contractor" from certain screwing over.
In that sense I am looking out for the well being of my fellow man.
The golden rule says do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
I wouldn't want some one allowing me to stumble into certain screwing over.
I don't like it anywhere on the forum. We make a judgment call on borderline posts, but I assure you, we take off many posts like this. Especially the "look at this CL post". It's very redundant and really serves no purpose at all.BPWY said:I know one when I see one.
BESIDES is we were to go look in the other contractor sections of this forum we'd see a whole lot of bitching about what you guys consider to be unscrupulous folks calling themselves contractors.
No need to act like the p&p section is any different.
TNTSERVICES said:You know one based on your own criteria, but who is to say that you are correct in your assertion? I never said anything about the P&P section versus any other section. You P&P guys need to get over your sections versus everyone else. I didn't even look at the section this thread was listed under.
So you are basically saying that because we give our OPINION on contractors her on CT is the same as flagging a competitors ad so that it will get deleted on CL? That is a stretch brother!
This conversation has nothing to do with P&P, but about ethics and abusing a tool on CL. Let's keep it on topic and off the chip on your shoulder.
I'm not going to drop it. You guys are abusing the flagging tool on CL. It's pretty simple. You have been self appointed to to mess with your competition in a vain attempt to thin the herd. Unfortunately what you don't realize it is an exercise in futility and takes only a few minutes to create a new post on CL.BPWY said:Now my head hurts and its your fault. :laughing: :laughing:
I'm too tired and sore to keep arguing. No body is changing their opinions so its best to just drop it.
I am not conceding that you are right and I'm not saying you are wrong. Just drop it before Kent closes the thread.