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ComicGeek wrote: »

And how would regulating the construction industry change this situation? A good builder wouldn't do this, only a cowboy builder and they wouldn't bother with accreditations etc anyway.

Doozergirl wrote: »

For goodness sake, Annie. No one is going to agree with you when you rub everyone up the wrong way.

This is an emotional argument you are making. My arguments are not emotional. I am looking at from the point of view of a consumer, and your perspective is different.

There's a way of influencing people. Hijacking every thread and metaphorically stomping over the board leaving your own amateur and flawed version of advice, whilst still asking for advice, is not it. Nobody appreciates you accusing us all of being tolerant of cowboys doesn't help either. Not one of us on this board is your builder, so you can stop behaving like we are and putting words in our mouths.

You are again interpreting my arguments as though they are emotional ones, which they are not. I am entitled to express my opinion on this forum, and nobody is forcing you to read my posts. My comments were directed towards the OP, who appears to be fairly new.

You don't have to read my posts if you don't want to. I seem to recall there is even some way you can block my posts from appearing on your screen if you want,

I deny that I have ever said anything that could be objectively described as offensive. If you have taken offence maybe you are interpreting my posts in a way that is not intended.

We come here to try and be helpful and give the benefit of our experience for free. It is a simple fact that the regulars on this board have helped saved people thousands upon thousands of pounds and also tried to avert disaster before it happens (and also failed).

Interesting claim. How have you calculated the 'thousands upon thousands of pounds'? I would be fascinated to see your calculation - can you provide a link to this?

We are not perfect but it is far better than nothing and it is utterly tedious to come here to read accusations every day. It is childish and I will start reporting those posts where I see you doing it again because I find it offensive. I've been here a long time and I'm not easily offended.

I do not consider my posts to be childish. They are usually responding to other consumers who have had similar problems to the one I had. I frequently mention places where consumers can get help (insurance policy legal cover if they have it, or Citizens' Advice consumer helpline. for example). I have been criticised by someone who appears to be in the construction industry for repeating this information before, but many of the posters are new and my responses are addressed to them.

Feel free to report my posts if you wish, but I can see nothing offensive in them. You appear to want to maintain the status quo in the construction industry, and I want to see changes, How is this childish?

We could do all the things that we know are done in practice on the professionalised side of things under regulation and have explained in some detail. But you don't even like what is tried and tested and that is what makes any conversation pointless. It is a tirade, not a conversation.

I have not been trying to have a conversation with you or others who represent the construction industry, as I can see you are very stuck in your ways. I have been addressing other consumers, but I see you don't like this. You don't have to read my posts. You appear to want to censor the points I am making to other consumers as you don't like what I'm saying.

I apologise, OP, for the continued hijacking of your thread. I will step down from my soapbox.