Your powers of deduction are amazing Flirtmaster (nice screen name, says a lot). You found us out. Four positives in two days, following one negative; you're right, we confess, it was a conspiracy. And you're right it was his friends who wrote those letter, but they were also his patients (By the way I drive all the way from S.F. to have Dr Fletcher work on my teeth, and you don't do that for friendship, but you do for good dentistry). Anyhow, WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW IS that Dr. Fletcher had nothing to do with this letter writing campaign. He just happens to have a lot of friends who think the world of him (professionally, personally, and dentally) and when we found out about it we threw him our support (is that a bad thing?). Actually Dr. Fletcher tried to discourage me from doing anything about the original negative letter from that lady with serious parenting issues, but you can't just sit by and let an anonymous letter go unanswered.\r
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YOU MY FRIEND ARE NOW INFORMED\r
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The big problem is actually vile websitess like these. They are like electronic graffitti, where any disgruntled employee or customer or your competitor can write any thing they want anonymously without being held accountable. The doctor in this case could respond, but that is like answering the question ""when did you stop beating your wife"" You don't look good even if you try to defend yourself. What we need is a website where merchants and professionals could rate their customers, patients or clients. You could click on a box next to statments like 'doesn't pay their bills', 'cracked in the head', 'pain in the neck', 'severe body odor' or 'has delusions about their children.' All anonymous of course. Then before you get an appointment with a doctor or plumber, they can check you out and see that it is not worth the hassel, and the next thing you know, you'll have to go to Canada to get any health care. Sound Fair? It works both ways.
Pros: Lots of Integrity, good friends and patients who love him
Cons: too humble
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