would like to know....

How do you people on the BOI find all the dirt on someone?

I know some of it comes from different members of different forms, But how else do you get it?

to the mods, admin. sorry if this is in the wrong spot.

Well, most of the information posted is firsthand experience that is had with the person or company in questions during a business transaction. There are some that always have to throw their personal opinions about the person in the mix, even though they have never had any dealings with the person that is the subject of a BOI thread. As a reader here, one soon learns to distinguish fact from someone's personal opinion.

thank you

If they're a dealer, you can try the search function in the "boi" area. Try searching for various things, like their last name, name of company, or whatever you have. If nothing comes up, you can post an "inquiry" (read the rules of the form)

I'll second what KelliH said about personal opinions, but it can work both ways. I've decided to do business with someone who has a bad rep on the BOI (er, or I would if I could figure how to not induce heart attack levels of stress importing snakes from the US) because the bad rep they got were obviously from one guy and bis buddies grinding the grudge axe, and he also had some good feedback. So, make sure you have proof if you plan on posting something, and try not to let the drama spiral out of control.

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Google is a handy tool, as is IP addresses and Emails.

There are lots of ways to "get dirt" on people here.


What people seem to forget, is, the internet isnt private, and that can really catch someone who's let their guard down thinking theyre safe behind a name change or other such things.

ya, sometimes I worry I post too much personal information online. It's one of the reasons I wasn't thrilled at having to list my real name here, but what the heck. I have nothing to hide, and I don't think you're at anymore at risk of some stranger stalking you via the internet than, say, the grocery store. *shrug*.

I have had fun googling e-mails in the past though, someone has posted their age on an unrelated form and couldn't figure out how I knew their birthday.