I appreciate your guys suggestions and concerns. I'm not sure if creating a separate forum will solve this issue. I think the members of this forum can easily distinguish between a real elevator mechanic and someone posing as one. This is a niche industry and we have our own language that is unique to the elevator industry. The members of this forum have always suggested for "Do it Yourselfers" to call a qualified elevator company if their questions appear suspicious. We would certainly remove any posts that would cause someone to be put in harms way.
Unfortunately, as long as this is an open public forum there will always be the spammers and "Do it Yourselfers" that try to get through. It's our responsibility as qualified mechanics to field those posts and provide safe and responsible answers.
Thanks again for all the participation. I believe some of the best elevator people in the world are on this forum and I appreciate your responsible contributions.
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