By very definition that means he "might" be right. 😊
My main point was for Christine to follow up with a contact us feedback, instead of just waiting around for something to happen. The "contact us" opens a dialogue with TER. A problem report is not meant to do that. From my own experiences with literally hundreds (and perhaps over a thousand) problem reports submitted over the years, the usual responses are, "approved," "unapproved," "new" (which means they haven't looked at it yet), "duplicate" (which means someone else submitted the same report, before you), and "response required." The last one could mean several things. It could mean they are waiting for info from the provider or someone else. It could mean they need another admin to look at it. It could mean they need more info from you, but they won't normally tell you that in a problem report. Problem reports were never meant for two way dialogue with TER.
Now you say that you submitted problem reports and admin got back to you wanting more info. I have to ask are you sure it was a problem report submitted from the "report a problem" button on the provider's profile page? Or was it actually a feedback through Contact Us? If it was the first it would be extremely rare to get a response from TER other than the basic ones I mentioned above. Again from personal experience, in the hundreds of problem reports I have submitted, I believe twice I actually received a PM from TER support in my PM box saying they wanted more info on a problem report I sent. Others just received the "response requested" message, and I followed up my Problem Report with a Contact Us, to find out what kind of response they were looking for. Of course, most of the time if I know something will require a back and forth communication, I send in the problem using Contact Us instead of Report a Problem, in the first place.
Right on the TER Problem Report submission form it says:
"The Problem Report system is designed for quick, easy updates to profiles. For more complex issues, especially those that might require correspondence back from our Support team, please submit a Feedback. You can submit a Feedback by clicking on the Contact Us link near the top of most TER pages.
Examples of when to submit a Problem Report: website not loading or incorrect, incorrect phone number, a change in the provider's appearance or services offered, a review posted to the wrong profile, a provider has two profiles that need to be combined, a review is posted with a score that exceeds the provider's score maximum.
Examples of when to send in a Feedback: reporting a fake or fraudulent review, requesting an entire profile removed from TER, questions about VIP access, questions about why your review has not posted, any inquiry that requires a response."
Now if you notice, a fake review definitely falls under Contact Us vs. Problem Report, and Christine's post is about a fake review.
-- Modified on 7/1/2017 1:31:40 PM