[Discussion] can we stop arguing about PDF metadata until somebody posts a number
can we stop arguing about PDF metadata until somebody posts a number — that is what I am asking, and I have already read the wiki twice. Lost money once, years ago, to a shop that pushed hard for a decision the same day. Every time I see that pressure now I close the tab. Reported something here with dates and…
the review page nobody can find on any other site is a warning
Careful. What you are describing is a delayed shipment, and this board should not turn that into an accusation without more.
Careful.
This is the check that catches most of it, and it takes under a minute.
Push back: "nobody has tested them" is a fact about this board, not a fact about the company. Say the first one.
Nearly paid a cloned storefront. Caught it because one character in the domain was wrong and I paste rather than type.
a cloned storefront copies the design, never the documentation
That is a report count, not a test count, and it changes how thin the evidence base actually is.
never accuse an individual, describe what happened to you
Agreed on the no-names rule. It protects the board and it protects people who turn out to be wrong.
group buys concentrate risk in one person and nobody plans for that
the pattern repeats because it works, not because people are stupid