Well, I won't disagree with you regarding the quality (and lack thereof) of English 'teachers' who have come here. Let alone the lack of qualification that it takes to get here (including my own... I started with a dodgey TESOL course - 1 weekend, and then some internet crap. But, I knew China would accept it (and a number of other places) - however, I resolved to change that, and since have). As I still say, China will accept anyone's cat if it came from an English speaking country.

Re: the justification factor.... certainly, such a site needs to exist. I'm really disappointed the way that blacklist sites come and go, or the way various ESL forums seem to get pressured into deleting posts/threads because they bash a school...

However, and hence this part of the thread, Turnoi, Silverboy and others have been noted (by myself and obviously others) that the negative is done in a very blanket way, giving credence to every single bad review of any school that hits the boards. The 'credence' is the problem... I'll give an example of what I see as a stereotypical thread in this respect:

OP: XYZ school is really crap. They ripped me off, lied to me. The DoS is scum. Don't work there.
Turnoi: Re: OP - Damn right!! STay away from scummy places like that. Dos's always lie and fill their pockets with your hard-earned money!
Silverboy: Re: Turnoi - absolutely! I hate those M-F's. They should be banned, and the gov't should do something about it - but no-one will do anything, cos TIC!
Turnoi: Re: Silverboy - I hate all those agents that take all your money as well!
Silverboy: Re: Turnoi - yeah, all those agents suck! I hate them all too!!
Turnoi:Re: Silverboy - yeah!!!
New Poster: Re: OP - actually, I work at that school as well, and I had no problems. I got paid on time, the accommodation was good, and the students great. No other teacher has had any other problems here either.
Turnoi: Re: new Poster - We all know you're just paid to say that - we know the school is crap.
Silverboy: Re: new poster - yeah! you work for the school, and you guys always sprout the same shit!
Second New Poster: Re: all - I worked there as well, and I know the OP. She was always late to work, palmed off her classes to other teachers, and never showed up to meetings. None of us got along with her, and were very relieved she was fried.
Silverboy: Re: Second New Poster - HA! Another fake poster from the school posting as a teacher! What a load of crap. You wrote 'fried' instead of 'fired' - it's obvious you're the DoS just trying to save some face. We all hate you!
Turnoi: Re: Turnoi & Second New Poster - yeah, you guys all make me sick!!!

Sure, this is overdone - but it does sort of describe a lot of the posts that go on. Turnoi and Silverboy (and others) has this idea that if someone posts a negative review (aka, tirade or rant), then it must all be true, and so they jump on the bandwagon... facts and truth are irrelevant!!! Opinion and bashing is all important!

To me, it sounds as if they've been burnt (maybe a couple of times) and have become incredibly jaded about the whole China experience and ESL teaching as well. Fine! That's their life... but unless you're going to actively go after those schools that have been proven to be bad (ie, investigate, or set up a good blacklist site), then they should just get the hell out.

Honest reviews are great! Sycophantic, repetitious bashing isn't!