You know, there was a time that I would come to TR because I would look to my peers to help resolve IT issues or to discuss professional subjects in a mature and conversational way. So what has happened and why do I feel so obscenely let down by TR?
Here is a clue. It is a question on the forums now: “Group Policy – How to configure”. A question from an “IT Consultant” in India. Or maybe a question like “How do I program in C++”, this time from Pakistan. Perhaps something like “How to configure a Cisco router” from an African state.
I use to try and offer assistance to these people but I started getting bombarded by emails from these people/criminal organisations and two phishing emails and three pharming emails got to my inbox from these TR members.
My question is: Has TR become a platform from which to launch attacks, maybe even using social engineering in the form of the forums to met their ends? I have the feeling that it has. I also believe that TR is not fulfilling a committment to weed out these miscreants. Does that sound harsh?
I try and protect my computer at home as well as I can and never open dodgy attachments etc; but when I see something from a TR member sending me a personal message, it makes my skin crawl now. I can guess 9 out of ten times what the content will be.
Does anyone else feel as I do and does anyone feel that TR, a once fantastic site for techy people the world over, could do more to return the site to its former glory days?
