You see it all the time. There used to be this guy in the forums that "claimed" to be a designer. He had placed his page in the critique area and the only thing worse than his site was his portfolio. Then he complained about all the bad reviews. I advised him that he might look into using some available free templates if he wanted to try his had at web design. He even emailed me letting me know he was available if I needed help (cringe). It was a real hoot!
One thing I see along the same lines I see over and over again, are designers that claim to include
SEO work with their service, and here they are in the forums with their sites seeking advice on how to get their site listed. When you look at the source code, it's very apparent that they no nothing at all about the service they "offer".
I've seen sites that devote a whole page talking about the
seo services they offer and how important it is and here they are in the forums asking us why they are having problems getting listed anywhere.
Just my 2 sense worth...
peace...Paul