How about a Genuine Techy List

Altahost

Hello All, I as you will know am very new here. That said, it doesnt mean I don't know my job. Over the last couple of days I have read the posts of several people needing assistance in one way or another. I have seen several helpful suggestions too and unfortunately I have seen the odd disaster as a result of either inadequate or incorrect advice.

As with most trades there are an eliment of people that offer sound and appropriate advice and those unfortunately who don't.

So, what would you think about a list of Qualified IT engineers that are required to provide relevant details of their respective qualifications and then those that need assistance could select from that list as to whom and how they receive help.

Would you take your car to a doctor for repair?

Interested to know your thoughts.

Altahost

Why do you ask that? Spam is unsolicitted posts or mail. this is a question.

savemoney

Op you cant have links in your signature whether click able or not

I dont think its a good idea to be honest, who defines who is qualified , difficult to prove and take valuable time

People give advice for free whether its right advice or not thats the risk you take this can equally apply to all boards

Thanks for editing


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pcombo

Altahost wrote: »

Hello All, I as you will know am very new here. That said, it doesnt mean I don't know my job. Over the last couple of days I have read the posts of several people needing assistance in one way or another. I have seen several helpful suggestions too and unfortunately I have seen the odd disaster as a result of either inadequate or incorrect advice.

As with most trades there are an eliment of people that offer sound and appropriate advice and those unfortunately who don't.

So, what would you think about a list of Qualified IT engineers that are required to provide relevant details of their respective qualifications and then those that need assistance could select from that list as to whom and how they receive help.

Would you take your car to a doctor for repair?

Interested to know your thoughts.

yeah everyone post your qualifications to martin.

robt_2

You can take your computer to a repair shop for ££££

Or you can get advice from here, for free, which is 95% of the time correct.

I wouldn't take advice from someone who can't read the terms of the website before they signed up either (ie you).

Altahost

dead link removed...appologies.

On your points though...help would still be provided for free, why would that change. I watched help yesterday lose someones data because combofix advise was incorrectly given.

Hard to prove. Is not any proof better than none? Easy to scan MCSE for example.

At least the advise would limit some bad advice

Altahost

robt wrote: »

You can take your computer to a repair shop for ££££

Or you can get advice from here, for free, which is 95% of the time correct.

I wouldn't take advice from someone who can't read the terms of the website before they signed up either (ie you).

Thanks, didnt read and cant read are maybe a little different and it seems very easy to judge on that. Strange

Inactive

Altahost wrote: »

As with most trades there are an eliment of people that offer sound and appropriate advice and those unfortunately who don't.

Would those same people need to know how to use a spell checker?, fairly basic computer skill I would have thought.

savemoney

Good point, bad advice can easily cost money/time

Sometimes its not always that simple to convey a problem or indeed correct a problem unless you have pc in front of you, although granted alot of problems are actually caused by software or for that matter viruses/malware

Altahost

Inactive wrote: »

Would those same people need to know how to use a spell checker?, fairly basic computer skill I would have thought.

Humble appologies for the spelling mistake, I know you have never made one. Anything constructive to add?

savemoney

I make mistakes all time

Altahost wrote: »

Humble apologies for the spelling mistake, I know you have never made one. Anything constructive to add?