It may be worth sending a PM to someone who has praised a contractor to see if they respond. If not, odds are it is someone shilling for the contractor. I will frequently recommend contractors whose work I have seen and I feel are worth recommending. I think that is true for most of us "old-timers."
I also think the ones that get flamed are people who have only posted once or twice and are not known to most of us. It is just too easy to praise or flame someone either because they are personal friends of the contractor or a competitor of a contractor. I've rarely seen someone flamed for saying they were not happy with a contractor when (1) the poster is specific about the complaint and (2) the poster has posted in the past about other subjects.
Personally, I would want to know if someone was unhappy with a contractor that is praised here and why. No one is perfect. I've seen more than one complaint be resolved to the satisfaction of all after a negative comment was made here.
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