The article I'm featuring this week is "The History of the Lock".
I decided to turn this into a "lesson" article with questions at the end you could probably direct new users to. Hopefully this will be the first in a long series of lessons on locksmithing topics.
Locksmith Wiki Knowledge Base
Nice site. Much more free exchange of information than here.
Not that nice. No FREE exchange of information. Perhaps if you post your password I can see for myself.
RU Tim Mathews?
How would you know? You obviously haven't ever seen it.
Wrong again.
Perhaps if you post your
Why would I do that? Get your own.
How would you know? You obviously haven't ever seen it.
Wrong again.
Perhaps if you post your
Why would I do that? Get your own.
Yes
LOL Tim Mathews, the non-locksmith, Tim Mathews, who despises keeping locksmithing info confidential has gained access. So much for verification of locksmith status. You can bet anything posted on there will be shared far and wide.
Ha-ha! Maybe that's why he signed up ... it's the principal of the thing that all knowledge should be shared and not hidden right? Hey Tim - please let us know if its really worth sharing personal info to get into their wiki!
If he's on here admitting he got in the info he gave is probably fake, or the name Tim Mathews is fake. One or the other. Think about it. He knows people here will at least remark on it and the stronger SBO advocates will probably send an email to the webmaster. If he used his own name he will get his membership pulled. This is ultimately the problem with all need to know based security precautions on online sites. How hard is it really to masquerade as a locksmith? It will set the bar high enough to keep out some of the undesirables not willing to put in any effort or expense, but ultimately if they want in they'll get in if they have to buy a yellow pages ad to do it. Pay sites especially have a real conflict of interest between their stated goal of providing security professional only access and losing out when it comes to their bottom line by being too aggressive at screening out applicants/paying customers. Even the free site operators are usually selling something or trying to drive ad traffic so they face the same conundrum.
Yup, stays in my killfile, no personal info from me, no value beyond monthly mags I already get.
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