Steve, I really don't understand why you have such a bee in your bonnet about this. As someone who works in IT, I make extensive use of Usenet and BBs, as do many others in the industry. I know this is common practice in a whole range of professions. Why does it offend you so much in the context of the building trade?
I sent it to 'drs' @ the same address. Sent it there last time I did this, and got a very quick response.
Touched a nerve eh? What on earth made you think I was talking about you?
ask the people in uk.legal (x-posted)
It doesn't, but the group title is d-i-y not d-i-f-s-e-a-g-p-f-i. If he wants a self help group for building professionals then unnm is -> thataway and he can get a vote for the group creation.
I hope that loads of people don't contact him to leet him know what they think of his shabby tactics:
Telephone:
08708031586Mobile:
07793232039Email:
snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.co.uk
correct time of night, agressive and abusive seems to be an accurate description of demeanour towards other posters ...
HAD A DRINK ?
He is trading because he appers in YP.
Is it Nominet that I complain to?
This is awful - I just contacted the wrong person by mistake!!
I phoned 08708031586 and opened the conversation by saying am I talking to the Medway Handyman - the gentleman said that I was. I then explained that this was surprising as I thought I had phoned the number of the kent-handyman. He then admitted that he was not the same person. I explained at some length how I though that parts of his website were directly lifted from the Medway Handyman's site. He said that it was pure coincidence - I expressed my disbelief.
I hope that others don't make the same mistake which I made.
Please make sure that if you want to contact the kent-handyman you contact him via: Telephone: 08708031586 Mobile: 07793232039 Email: snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.co.uk
(It is probably not a good idea to post his e-mail address of snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.co.uk as search robots for the spammers may pick it up)
I'm afraid I must disagree. Yes, Dave does ask for help, but he's also very helpful towards others. I personally find his contribution valuable, and see nothing wrong with him asking questions relating to his work.
I'm not trying or expecting to change your mind, I just wanted to express my opinion on the subject.
Get real, at least half of the people who use this group must have got paid for DIY work they've done and besides, you can't show someone how to do stuff in a newsgroup, IE you can't learn how to be a bricklayer via usenet, you can however, find out where cheap tools or materials are for sale, and offer tips to other people....and I don't see that it makes any difference how you learn how to do something, I mean no one has ever asked me for credentials wrt my line of work (building), they see the results and are either happy or not, they've never said, 'Im not paying you because you didn't go to 'Brickwork University'.
So far as I can see, most of the site is entirely different. There are some similarities of wording on the pricing page, but they are not identical and there must be a limited number of ways of saying we are not VAT registered and don't charge you VAT.
Him: £35 first hour £20 per hour after, in some areas. £38 and £28 in others. You: £30 for first and subsequent hours.
Only Inktomi even looks at those any more. If you did get him to change that, he could still justifiably put 'Medway, handyman' in the tags and have much the same effect.
Google never did enable meta tags and it ranks your home page at 3, compared to 0 for his, which puts you in the top place on a Google search on Medway handyman, not that it produces hits for many businesses.
He is higher on sponsored links, but I've not found those to be worth spending a lot of money on. A lot of people simply ignore them as advertising.
As I said earlier, I don't see any real evidence of that. From a commercial point of view, I would be more worried about the fact that his site looks more professional.
Colin Bignell
Where did you learn from? I find even in connection with my work I learn from many places - including here. Nor does Dave 'sneak' into this group - he couldn't be more honest about what he does if he tried.
Only the fact that you are a proven f****it really.
I have no problem with this, but he's in the wrong place, just as the truck drivers infesting uk.rec.driving are in the wrong place.
I didn't expect to change anyone's mind. You're wrong but you just don't know it.
Except it's not, in fact to describe that post as either abusive or aggressive is a lie.
I see you still can't help yourself from libelling others. Is that why you cower behind an alias? I suppose the dot is an indication of the size of your testicles.
Aww bless, you need to have a word with dot. He has strong views about people who abuse others at this time of night.
Ah, another person leaping to erroneous conclusions. Who accused "Dave" of sneaking in anywhere?
Not just that, but the "Half Day (pre booked) and the Full Day (pre booked) are identical. He also uses all the phrases I do.
He does that as well, but The Medway Handyman is my registered business name. What would happen if I put 'screwfix' in my meta tags?
It does? How about his home page?
"We Specialists (sic) in work involving carpentry (no capitalisation), plumbing (no capitalisation), Electrics (capitalised), flat pack assembly (no capitalisation), Home Improvements (capitalised), mobile welding (no capitalisation)".
Professional??????????????
He has no grasp of basic English grammar !!!!!!!!!
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