I guess I must seem a little unique in that I prefer not to be called until after we've chatted a bit and you've been screened. [snip} . I like being able to look at your handle info and get a feel for how long you've been in the hobby. It puts me more at ease and I get a feel for your personality too.
If requesting an appointment, its a good idea to send references in your first message so I can get to contacting them right away. [snip}. Even if you have a question, send your references along with it since some of us don't like answering questions without knowing you're safe first.
And this is the one thing I wish all gentlemen would do before sending references. If you don't have P411 and have to send me references I have to screen my contacting them, please please PLEASE contact your references before sending them to me to remind them of who you are. This is probably the part I hate most about screening. No one can help your reference remember who you are except you, so send them a little note to give them a heads up before giving their information out for screening. I wish more providers would request this because some guys act its too much for them when I do it. If it became standard protocol it would make screening so much more painless.
And yeah, I'm kinda shy. So I prefer only to get calls from people I know or who have been screened. Its also a safety precaution as I fear I may say too much over phone with the wrong person. [snip}.
By the way, hi. This is my first post.
Cheers,
HoneyDavis
