Posted by pan/nd on 9/1/08 1:49pm
Msg #262875

Best Fit Notary

Pull up Harry's new graph under your name.

Then right near it...you'll find the word "Recommendation" and next to it a questin mark.

Click on the question mark.

Wording comes up to explain the graph...


The words...."best fit notary for your needs" is there.


Given that wording...despite what anybody says...that whole graph and its "goofy" formula

is a direct hit on a notary's ability...not on how well a notary supports NR.

If the hornets were mad before when their nest was hit...now they'll be INFURIATED.

Reply by pleasantonCA on 9/1/08 2:00pm
Msg #262877

Maybe I am confused but why is a Premier Listing member still on the premier list with a profile that has not been updated since mid 2005? This was not the first premier listing that was over a year old on the updates.

Reply by Vince/KS on 9/1/08 2:49pm
Msg #262880

We might assume the person has paid the renewal fee, but not bothered to update the profile. Under the new points system, we might think that person will complain that they are paying for a membership, but penalized for not updating a profile. Others have had similar complaints.

Reply by LKT/CA on 9/1/08 3:13pm
Msg #262884

The thread that began with 262027 is why NRCI was created, IMHO

Reply by MichiganAl on 9/1/08 3:32pm
Msg #262885

Can we move on at some point?

I think those who don't like the rating or I.D. initiatives have sufficiently voiced their disapproval. At some point, if it hasn't already, this becomes no different than the signing services that keep shoving the same point down our throats over and over again. Some of you don't like it. We get it. Some of us do and see the value.

Reply by CF on 9/1/08 7:48pm
Msg #262895

MichiganAl- easy for you to say- you have full bar status!!!

How about that for a "can we move on at some point?" Whatever- easy for you to say!!!! Of course that would be a person with full bars point of view. When you come back to planet earth and realize that there are MANY people affected by this....then please respond!!! But you REALLY have no reason to understand the frustration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reply by MichiganAl on 9/1/08 8:38pm
Msg #262897

Re: MichiganAl- easy for you to say- you have full bar status!!!

Cynthia, I'd guess if you didn't post anonymously you'd have a full bar too. Based on all the shenanigans that this board has seen from people who think they're anonymous, I can see why it would be a factor. I've looked at the listings in my area and to me it's been fairly obvious as to why one profile has a higher score than another. And I support the I.D. verification, which has nothing to do with how many bars I have. Anything that can be used to distinguish us from others is a positive.

Notary Rotary has always supported us. I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to show my support and gratitude for them and I welcome any tool that shows my dedication to the industry and to Notary Rotary.

Reply by MichiganAl on 9/1/08 8:46pm
Msg #262898

And by the way, if I didn't have a full bar

I think I'd focus my energy on figuring out what it would take to get a full bar instead of focusing it on criticizing the site that has contributed so much to my success. But that's just me.

Reply by 101livescan on 9/1/08 11:37pm
Msg #262903

Re: And by the way, if I didn't have a full bar

Amen, Al....I place a great deal of confidence in this board's referral system via "FIND A NOTARY"...I credit this and three other online sources with a majority of my success over the years. If it weren't for these resources, I would not have attained the level of business I've developed since becoming a member. Folks who have managed to successfully to get their bars maximized will do better than those who haven't figured it out yet.

Reply by CF on 9/2/08 7:29am
Msg #262910

I just wanted to respond.....I gots 1 tooth and I gots 1 bar n/m

Reply by MichiganAl on 9/2/08 10:51am
Msg #262922

Congrats, you now have a full set of bars.

Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do about your teeth.

Reply by WDMD on 9/2/08 5:13am
Msg #262904

Re: MichiganAl- easy for you to say- you have full bar status!!!

"Cynthia, I'd guess if you didn't post anonymously you'd have a full bar too."

Which post from Harry explains you get more "points" if you link your profile? I can't find that statement. Thanks.

Reply by CopperheadVA on 9/2/08 5:20am
Msg #262905

I don't link my posts to my profile and I have a full bar n/m

Reply by BrendaTx on 9/2/08 6:19am
Msg #262907

The bars look different this morning.

They are smaller and less defined by the notches...at least with my browser.

Reply by CF on 9/2/08 7:28am
Msg #262909

You are right- it is like a solid line today vs notches!!! n/m

Reply by Dawn/PA on 9/2/08 7:42am
Msg #262911

Re: You are right- it is like a solid line today vs notches!!!

Which IMO makes a little harder to compare the lenght of the people above/below me. Still striving for that perfect score of 800 - even though I have (or had anywa) full bars.

Reply by Patricia Manatt on 9/2/08 8:15am
Msg #262912

Re: You are right- it is like a solid line today vs notches!!!

I agree with you Dawn. I'm in the same boat.

Reply by jba/fl on 9/2/08 8:20am
Msg #262913

Re: You are right- it is like a solid line today vs notches!!!

Yesterday, 2 premium members and 2 basic had full bars; today almost everyone, yet I see profiles not updated since Jan. and one liners in profiles getting full lines. There is no further distinction that I can see for those who post, and those who don't post. The whole thing is of no significance, or as Shakespeare said: Much Ado about Nothing.

Reply by pan/nd on 9/1/08 10:09pm
Msg #262900

Re: Can we move on at some point?

I'd be happy to move on, Al.

But, I don't think "at some point" has been reached.

Harry has been particularly quiet about concerns that have come up.

Perhaps that will change.

Reply by bfd110_IN on 9/1/08 3:42pm
Msg #262886

NCLISA has already gotten burned on the Bestfit chart

Woohoo what a great tool!!!!

Reply by LKT/CA on 9/1/08 10:19pm
Msg #262901

Re: NCLISA has already gotten burned on the Bestfit chart

While I sympathize with NCLisa, the chart is not to blame, IMHO. The bars are only a tool to indicate which profile to READ first, regardless of the "best fit" claim and regardless of the criteria to reach full bars. I would expect hiring entities to continue doing as they've always done - INTERVIEW the potential Notary. If the bar system didn't exist, a lousy Notary would still be....a lousy Notary. Who would you blame then?

Reply by SheilaSJCA on 9/1/08 4:08pm
Msg #262888

The title of your post made me laugh, my first thought was it was a signing service called Best Fit Notary...and you were asking about them... doesn't it sound like one? I have to agree, this whole rating thing is a joke. It would be much better to have profile guidelines (like 456 has) that HAVE to be followed, everyone should have to update regularly whether they are a paid or free member. In spite of the fact that most paid members DO have current profiles; the inadequate profiles are seen, and give an overall impression that this site is not very current and could be a waste of time. At least that would be my impression, if I did a look-up and the first several names shown give no useful info about themselves. I would assume that they are either new, or no longer working as a mobile notary. It hurts the overall usefulness of the site when paying members are allowed to have stale profiles, just because they don't care enough to update or make a profile.

Reply by Julie/IL on 9/2/08 9:24am
Msg #262916

Harry changed the wording under the ? section next to

"recommendation". This seems to be more fitting for what I think he is trying to accomplish with this whole thing.