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Old 11-22-2008, 02:50 AM
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Default Re: How to protect by website online reputation

Oscar Wilde " There is only one thing worse than being talked about........not being talked about!"

I agree with comments about forums and blogs. Especially Sportsfan's and ArthurNYC. You will never win as the forum members will often gang up! I run a forum from my web site and am ever vigilent that member comments are accurate and objective. It is not always easy especially when comments and information presented as fact is infact not true, or comments are directed personally. The strange thing is that knowledge put into public domain is fickle, a few months down the road they may remember your name or web site but not in what context. Never, ever, go head to head on a forum. You will loose.

Back in august a new member to this forum posted a request, I followed his link to his web site and was staggered to learn he had claimed to have built my web site. I have sat on my hands over the matter ever since then on this board, and sitting on my hands does not come easy! Err.........I did take action on a more local level. Silly boy.

Personally I ignore any negative comments, not that I have had many in the last 3 years. People tend to find out eventually and then it is the person who initiated those comments and inacuracies who looks stupid. My would be web designer has effectively killed his business here locally, people just laugh at him now and whistle the theme tune to the muppets as he goes by.

/Astro
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