(15-08-2015, 14:47)Nova70 Wrote: This thread is inspired by a discussion elsewhere after a well known punting forum thought it would be a good idea to start a list of wgs who worked alone.
So as a wg have you ever been asked this question and how have you responded, are there any circumstances/reasons that validate the question and have you ever met with someone who has asked it.
As a punter have you ever asked the question for a completely innocent reason and what response have you got, if you write on forums has another punter ever asked you this question about a wg you've seen and how have you dealt with that.
And finally your thoughts on the creation of such a list without the consent of those mentioned on it.
So as a wg have you ever been asked this question?
I'm sure my colleagues agree that, to be asked if one works alone, is not
that unusal a question. More often than not, questions concerning ones incall arrangement tend to be 'run of the mill' as opposed to anything genuinely controversial or suspect.
How have you responded?
Whether superficially 'innocent' in nature, or not, my response, as with any question, depends entirely on the context and manner in which it is posed; my response judged solely on an independent, case-by-case basis.
Are there any circumstances/reasons that validate the question?
Of course!
Have you ever met with someone who has asked it?
No specific incident springs to mind but I'm sure the answer is, yes.
Thoughts on the creation of such a list?
I consider such a list to be relatively harmless with potential for misuse and abuse (much like any punting related topic)
Without the consent of those mentioned on it.?
I consider that consent
has been given when/if any individual chooses to post information online or share details with a paying punter for commercial/business purposes. Those of us working in the industry, particularly, those of us working maturely, intelligently and successfully have developed savvy with regard the information we chose to share and taht which we know to keep private/manipulate for safety/security reasons. In this line of work, one is well aware that information divulged is information we no longer have autonomous control over. Telling one punter private information with regard our accommodation or any other personal circumstance, may well equate to telling hundreds of punters should they chose to divulge the information online, therefore complaining or panicking about such things is something many of us will have tackled long ago.