Steps to take if you have been ripped-off by a copy-cat government website

wealdroam

hpuse wrote: »

So, wealdroam, is the above an acknowledgement that something is working? Or simply a post to balance collective egos on this thread?

Neither of those.

missprice

Mmm just googled renew passport top hit was an ad.

So darn those Google teams working round the clock, they should work even longer

hpuse

missprice wrote: »

Mmm just googled renew passport top hit was an ad.

So darn those Google teams working round the clock, they should work even longer

the difference here is....'top ad links' !

It still amuses me ....here the war is between a Lilliput wannabe SEO army Vs top search engine employing 50K+ employees... God bless MSE forums!!!:rotfl:

wealdroam

hpuse wrote: »

the difference here is....'top ad links' !

It still amuses me ....here the war is between a Lilliput wannabe SEO army Vs top search engine employing 50K+ employees... God bless MSE forums!!!:rotfl:

Hpuse, are you the leader of that 'Lilliput wannabe SEO army'?

I ask because I cannot see anyone else here that is fighting a war.

Despite your mocking of others, I will wish you well in your battle, but sadly I fear you have a long way to go.

Pollycat

hpuse wrote: »

Guys, lets all admit one thing.
It is blatantly evident that passport renewal copycats are irradicated from google search results ads. OR PROVE ME WRONG - I CHALLENGE YOU [NOTE: CHALLENGE IS ON PASSPORT COPYCATS, NOT OTHERS].

Their owners, if reading here must be bleeding in pain seeing me write this. I certainly empathise with them.

hpuse
why are you now concentrating on 'PASSPORT COPYCAT' websites instead of ALL Government websites?

Or do you intend to amend the title of the thread you started from this:?

Steps to take if you have been ripped-off by a copy-cat government website

hpuse

Pollycat wrote: »

hpuse
why are you now concentrating on 'PASSPORT COPYCAT' websites instead of ALL Government websites?

Pollycat, you were a part of 'newbie customer service' squad here and you don't even remember the stats of newbies you 'serviced'...:p

Most of the newbies bought passport copycats clicking the first link impulsively they saw on google, didn't they ?
You were very kind to them pointing them to T&C's and their inability to cancel the contract based on Distant Selling Regulation.

Now my point is, those impulsive first link clicking are now a thing of past....
How easily one can forget all that...LOL !:rotfl:

Pollycat

hpuse wrote: »

Pollycat, you were a part of 'newbie customer service' squad here and you don't even remember the stats of newbies you 'serviced'...:p

Most of the newbies bought passport copycats clicking the first link impulsively they saw on google, didn't they ?
You were very kind to them pointing them to T&C's and their inability to cancel the contract based on Distant Selling Regulation.

Now my point is, those impulsive first link clicking are now a thing of past....
How easily one can forget all that...LOL !:rotfl:

My point is - when are you going to answer a straight-forward question that you are asked?

If 'most of the newbies bought passport copycats clicking the first link impulsively they saw on google', why didn't you specifically put 'passport copycat websites' in the title of your thread?

hpuse

Pollycat wrote: »

My point is - when are you going to answer a straight-forward question that you are asked?

If 'most of the newbies bought passport copycats clicking the first link impulsively they saw on google', why didn't you specifically put 'passport copycat websites' in the title of your thread?

I will answer the above if you could you please confirm whether you understand principles of 'stats' or what is generally termed as statistics... Please do so without fail. Waiting for your reply.

Valli

hpuse wrote: »

I will answer the above if you could you please confirm whether you understand principles of 'stats' or what is generally termed as statistics... Please do so without fail. Waiting for your reply.

How rude! I also fail to see why this is actually relevant!

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Mid summer madness!

And I just heard the hack and send passport service from the Post Office on the radio. And the 24/7 engineers at google nowhere n sight.