| Hi Kevin,
You are correct, things would have to be handled the right way and I do not have a clue as to the legal end. I would like to throw out some ideas and see what people think.
Would it be possible to have a permanent alphabetized list of businesses that are deceiving the public? Then linked to each business name, would be the posts that expose their unsavory practices and then a response of undeniable proof from our experts.
It should be very clear cut---Business Name, Lie(s) and Truth. If the owner of the site responds, be it negative or positive, their response should be part of the permanent record. That way the consumer can make an informed choice and maybe the owner in question will change their ways.
While reading past posts, I remember a business that had stolen a photo from one of the member’s site. When this was exposed by Jeremy with undeniable photographic proof, how did the thief respond? Did he blame his rotten childhood, a dishonest photographer, or man up to the charges? No, he attacked Jeremy calling him a liar. Anyone with an IQ above a bag of hair could tell by the evidence who the real liar was. Heck, there are people on death row because of less evidence than was presented in this incident. And in the end, the photo was curiously removed by the guilty party, vindicating Jeremy. As a consumer, I would appreciate knowing about unethical businesses.
On the flipside of this issue, new members are asking who they can purchase certain items from and the response is look to members of the forum. But if someone is new and other forum members are not on-line…would it not benefit both the customer and our retail members if there was an alphabetized permanent list of the good guys and gals (Amanda!)? Just some thoughts.  |