Evening all,
I stumbled across this site whilst looking for reviews from writers who have worked for different online essay companies, in the hopes of finding a decent one to whom I might provide my services. I'm soon to graduate with my MA and would cherish the opportunity to earn by doing what I do (and love) best - writing essays.
What better place to learn - about which companies are legitimate, which pay their writers the best rates, which have dedicated customer services teams accessible to both the customer and writer - I thought, than a site populated by those who have first-hand experience of working for these companies? It certainly is difficult to avoid being scammed these days, and second-hand experience is almost better in this respect than first.
I am shocked (and a little saddened) about what I found instead: people who purport to be high-class writers who cannot even write a simple grammatically correct sentence; personal slanging matches between delusional, paranoid bullies; shameless self-promoting and libellous claims against companies, without a shred of real proof ('I can show you all the proof you need' <but, for some reason refuse to do so here, just my saying so must mean that such proof exists!>).
I fully understand that the purpose of the site is not to promote your own company (although there seems to be plenty of that around, shrouded in the guise of 'helping you good folk to avoid scams!') and that this is expressly forbidden by site moderators (who appear to be particularly biased in the posts they do allow) but I do not understand why making a genuine list of each of the companies that exist out there, and allowing people (anyone, whoever they are) to comment on their experiences of said company should constitute promotion. There will always be some people on these types of sites that abuse the system - surely this is what the moderators are for? - but I don't see the point in the site at all if genuine attempts by satisfied or dissatisfied customers or writers are viciously attacked by those who happen to disagree.
All some of us want is to read the various comments made and make up our own minds as to which companies we want to give a go, and which we should steer clear of. We are not all imbeciles. We do not need the likes of ...............<insert any number of regular posters here> aggressively disallowing anybody to have an opinion that happens to differ from their own. All posts on forums like this comprise opinions; nothing more, nothing less. I and, I'm sure, most people who purport to be university graduates capable of writing for such companies in the first place are very aware of this fact and would probably take most comments with a pinch of salt, regardless of whether they are good or bad. I understand that most posters have very noble intentions when they flag potential scams, but the aggressive language and claims verging on libel seriously undermine your credibility - just so you know! Also, it is generally accepted (both in academic practice and by common sense) that the burden of proof lies with the person making the accusation (or bizarre claim, or proposed revision to an established scientific theory) not on others to disprove an accusation which is presented with no proof...
So basically, whilst I found the whole thing thoroughly entertaining, I'm just disappointed that I didn't find what I was looking for on this site. Sorry for the long rambling that was borne out of this disappointment! It's a shame that such a good idea was perverted by those whose egos and self-interests cannot be contained. Who knows, maybe I'll start up my own forum while I'm waiting to get some work!
