PaidForumPosting.com; has anyone else had problems?
By Natara
@Natara (169)
Canada
June 11, 2010 4:02pm CST
I signed up for this site after looking it up a little and seeing it was valid. I completed sample posts for them, and I was waiting to be confirmed.
Just a little while ago, they sent me an e-mail saying I was under the age of 18 and therefore could not accept me. I replied back saying there must have been a mistake when I registered, I am 18. I got an answer back saying they were searching my name on other web sites to see if other people under 18 had signed up there, and apparently they had found one that was younger than 18.
My problem with it is that how could they possibly know if it was the same person by doing that? Tons of people could have chosen the username I did. I also did a search for it and I found accounts with the same name that were owned by completely different people. Has anybody else had similar issues brought up with paidforumposting.com or is it just me?
2 responses
@suresh246 (94)
• India
12 Jun 10
hello sir i am new to this site pls explain how to posting the forum and where i know my earning details
@dlawhh (2)
• United States
17 Jun 10
Our clients want writers who are over the age of 18 for the jobs that are listed with our company. This is the reason it is also noted with our RA. Rather than answering when we attempted to contact Natara and verifying the age or denying it, this page was made. For this very reason of ignoring our RA as well as ignoring the fact that age is of importance to our clients we have decided to halt the review for Natara until we receive contact on the writers end.
suresh you can visit the website directly and follow the link that states "Now Hiring".
@dlawhh (2)
• United States
11 Jun 10
Actually this is incorrectly, and what I stated in my last private message to you was the following:
"Those who read over newbie posts are also researching the username picked as well as your email address. Someone had found a site listed your age as under 18, which is what I am inquiring about now. Hope this helps :)"
There no was no talk of not accepting you, it was a general inquiry to see if the sites found were your own or not as the first message never received a positive nor a negative response from you.
Original message sent:
"While looking over your posts we did notice that you write very well, however we are also confused as to why you neglected the rules of this forum and registered even though you are not over the age of 18".
There was also another message sent listing the three sources that were found when you were being reviewed (those between email address, username and the IP addresses used when logged into our site), no reply other than "But, how can you tell based on a username? Anybody could have chosen it on any web site".
Nothing else has come from this person and I am sorry but we do check the ages of all writers that apply within our company. Our clients want writers who are over the age of 18 for some sites are age appropriate. You did not answer the question (which could have avoided this in the first place), all we needed to know was if the sources provided were in fact you or not. Its something that has came up with other writers in the past and all were able to clear this up within a matter of minutes.
You were not rejected or accepted, you were contacted to try and resolve this issue. I am sorry that our rules for our company upset you, but we do need to know that our writers are over the age of 18. Its not an option its mandatory that's why its also listed in our registration agreement.
@Natara (169)
• Canada
14 Mar 12
Firstly, "We are also confused as to why you neglected the rules of this forum and registered even though you are not over the age of 18" indicates clearly that there was a conclusion drawn on my age, that conclusion being I was under the age of 18.
Then, in the information that followed, it was stated that people had researched the username, etc.
This basically means that after some searches it was assumed that I "neglected the rules" and that I was "not over the age of 18" without even consulting me on the matter for my confirmation first. And of course if it was so strongly believed that I was, for sure, not over the age of 18, there wouldn't need to be any talk of not accepting me because it would be a given that I wouldn't be accepted.
And secondly, I don't understand why my opinion can't be let alone. Personally I think it's a little much if a company if going to think that way and I think I have the right to take myself elsewhere and share this thought with people on another site. (And without the previous site actually trying to find these types of posts!)
If a company cannot handle a negative opinion without having to track them down, I can't fathom how they are going to stay in business long.