<div dir="ltr">On the one hand, it can save us a lot of trouble if we could rate clients and suppliers. On the other hand, in my experience on other forums, it opens up a whole Pandora's box where people who don't like others use this forum to smear their name. Also, there are many cases where clients and/or suppliers feel like they were mistreated, but objectively they were not. And yet they may use this type of system to express their unjustified dissatisfaction.<div>
<br></div><div>And then of course, there's the issue of libeling as mentioned above. That's a very tricky area that I think is best avoided if possible.<br><div><br></div><div>One way of dealing with this could be as follows: if you are about to work with a client or supplier, you can maybe post that on this list saying: "I'm about to hire X" or "I'm about to sign a contract with Y" and ask if anyone has any feedback. Then people can respond off line. I've done that on other forums. There's one supplier who totally took advantage of me and never paid me the fee he owed me (I worked with him on a joint project), and when others ask about him and his company, I tell them off-list that the guy is a crook. (It's nobody on this list, don't worry.)</div>
<div><br></div><div>That's my take.</div><div><br></div><div>Miriam Schwab</div><div>-------------------------------</div><div><a href="http://www.illuminea.com">www.illuminea.com</a></div><div><a href="http://www.wordpressgarage.com">www.wordpressgarage.com</a></div>
<div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Jane Wells <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jane@automattic.com">jane@automattic.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
"Monitoring" is a strong word. I use this list like anyone else, to find WP professionals when I know someone who needs a projects done, or I do, but yes, I do work for Automattic. Just call me the UX person for core. :) (Because that's my job.) There are at least a few other Automatticians on this list as well.<br>
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On Jun 13, 2009, at 3:14 AM, Eric Marden wrote:<br>
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I'm sure they are monitoring this dialogue, but just like any service offered by a company, such actions should be reported.<br>
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I wouldn't count on it. This list is set up so that commercial talk doesn't take place on the wp-hackers list.<br>
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