Advice/assistance please

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Hi all-
I'm dreading the thought of this, particularly since I haven't contributed to this forum much yet. In may I was chatting via PM with a certain war room member and took it to email. He offered some coaching/domain/website content for an upfront payment and a split revenue agreement. I'm not sure what the forum policy is per giving direct information or as to whether the mods should be contacted first so for the initial post I'll be a bit more vague until someone can clarify.

I purchased a domain from him imgme.org ... he uploaded a non-functional website (as can be seen in its current state on my server)... promised a marketing program and disappeared. This ran me about $1100... I know I've been had but I was interesting more in the marketing assistance since I haven't done much with it since 2006 (before I had major surgery) and he seemed to have some interesting ideas. I'll survive the loss but it's not pocket change and, I am, I think rightly, distraught. :/

So now I'm out the money to throw into it with code that's missing 2 include files and the databases. Though I might be able to figure it out if anyone could may provide some sources to learn the necessary coding. I can think of a few possibilities to bring in some ad revenue/traffic/traffic sales via viral content, possibly flipping it at the end.

So I was wondering first... if anyone has any ideas of what I can do with it... maybe tether the photos with trending social media on high traffic sites.... And also if anyone has been in this position before what you'd recommend I'd do. I'm withholding his name and info. It would take some time and discovery for me to file suit and I'm not sure it's worth the hassle.
Thanks.
To mods... I apologize in advance if this is the wrong forum to post in... I'm kind of new, though I visited in the past before the forum was rebooted.
#advice or assistance
  • Profile picture of the author TheKing
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  • Profile picture of the author Big Rob
    First Off, Sorry for your bad experience. That sucks.

    Take a shot in the coders room Programming Talk
    There is some very sharp minds in there.

    After you get the bugs out, come back to the main board for some monetization ideas.

    You should file a complaint against the Ne'r-do-well, at the very least....
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    • Profile picture of the author nrgexplosion
      Originally Posted by Big Rob View Post

      First Off, Sorry for your bad experience. That sucks.

      Take a shot in the coders room Programming Talk
      There is some very sharp minds in there.

      After you get the bugs out, come back to the main board for some monetization ideas.

      You should file a complaint against the Ne'r-do-well, at the very least....
      Thanks, I posted there. What is the best way to reach the mods? Or would listing an infraction get their attention? Trying not to focus on the negative though, I'd much rather be productive... I would definitely like to warn others though, regardless. I gave them months before taking any sort of action.

      Thanks again.
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      • Profile picture of the author Big Rob
        Definitely hit him with an infraction, and post a ticket at the help desk.

        The forum does frown on smacking such A-holes in public, wish you could drop the dime on who it was.

        Hopefully justice will prevail, and they get banned from here.

        Good Luck.
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        • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
          Originally Posted by Big Rob View Post

          Definitely hit him with an infraction, and post a ticket at the help desk.

          The forum does frown on smacking such A-holes in public, wish you could drop the dime on who it was.

          Hopefully justice will prevail, and they get banned from here.

          Good Luck.
          Don't post a ticket at the help desk, that is only for technical and billing issues related with the forum.

          Post an infraction on the person who are referring to and put in as much relevant detail. Remember, is this a private transaction between the two of you so the mods are very limited in what they can do.

          They will look at the facts first and they will take it from there.

          There are plenty of reasons why it's against the rules here to out someone by name in this forum. Think of how easily this would be abused if it was allowed. Sometimes it's a simple miscommunication or misunderstanding that could be fixed by communicating.

          When someone is ripped off by another member, use the "report post" button which the red triangle under everyone's name. If the member doesn't not have a post that you can report, then give them an infraction and list as much facts as you think would be necessary for a moderator to take action. Keep emotions and any name calling out of it or the mods might not take the complaint seriously.

          RoD
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          • Profile picture of the author nrgexplosion
            Originally Posted by Rod Cortez View Post

            Don't post a ticket at the help desk, that is only for technical and billing issues related with the forum.

            Post an infraction on the person who are referring to and put in as much relevant detail. Remember, is this a private transaction between the two of you so the mods are very limited in what they can do.

            They will look at the facts first and they will take it from there.

            RoD
            Oh well, already did... I'm sure they will tell me the same... I've already replied to a PM though from someone I believe is a mod. Thanks for the info.... hopefully I'll never have to deal with something like this again!
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