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Apology to RGO newsgroup
Troy,
Then **** off you rude jerk and keep your amateur photographs off RGO. I am sick of seeing jerks like you fly into this newsgroup on a whim dumping stupid crap all over this forum and then sheepishly blaming it on their wayward "computer". Incidentally I refuse to sell to people that shit all over this newsgroup... so you wouldn't have gotten any flasks anyways you moron. Mick =========================== "Troy House" wrote in message ... Wow, Mick The upload to RGO was certainly an error, and I do sincerely apologize to all. (My news reader added the address automatically and I was unaware it was sent to RGO until I was so informed.) I was also going to order from your company, OrchidFlask.com, but having now experienced your attitude, I can only imagine how you treat your customers and their questions. I can't believe that a few orchid photos could cause one so much rage. -- Troy House |
Apology to RGO newsgroup
Troy,
Then **** off you rude jerk and keep your amateur photographs off RGO. I am sick of seeing jerks like you fly into this newsgroup on a whim dumping stupid crap all over this forum and then sheepishly blaming it on their wayward "computer". Incidentally I refuse to sell to people that shit all over this newsgroup... so you wouldn't have gotten any flasks anyways you moron. Mick =========================== "Troy House" wrote in message ... Wow, Mick The upload to RGO was certainly an error, and I do sincerely apologize to all. (My news reader added the address automatically and I was unaware it was sent to RGO until I was so informed.) I was also going to order from your company, OrchidFlask.com, but having now experienced your attitude, I can only imagine how you treat your customers and their questions. I can't believe that a few orchid photos could cause one so much rage. -- Troy House |
Apology to RGO newsgroup
dd,
Good. I always get that kind of chicken shit boycotting threat from little rock-throwing people like you that never have bought from me before... or most likely have never bought a flask in their life anyways. I would be rich if I had a nickel for every cheap skate like you that has issued such a threat/admonition on RGO over the last 6 or 7 years. Besides, I have a three flask minimum order. You could not afford it. Meanwhile... keep your pictures off RGO also. Mick |
Apology to RGO newsgroup
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Apology to RGO newsgroup
Mick Fournier wrote:
dd, Good. I always get that kind of chicken shit boycotting threat from little rock-throwing people like you that never have bought from me before... or most likely have never bought a flask in their life anyways. I would be rich if I had a nickel for every cheap skate like you that has issued such a threat/admonition on RGO over the last 6 or 7 years. Besides, I have a three flask minimum order. You could not afford it. Meanwhile... keep your pictures off RGO also. Mick I buy scores of flasks, but I haven't purchased any from you, largely because of posts such as that quoted above. I respect your right to do it, and I frequently agree with your comments, but I can't justify doing business with you. That isn't a boycott, but you probably could have had several of my nickels had you been just a little more restrained. Not a flame, just a thought. I suspect there are several others out there with big flask budgets who feel the same. And many who don't care. I sincerely wish you well with the latter group. Life is too short to get upset about newbies, in my opinion. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
Apology to RGO newsgroup
On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 18:22:41 GMT, dd
wrote in Message-Id: : Many people are new to the Internet and newsgroups, In the "old days" (early '80s) the news reader client program would force the user to read the periodic postings in the news.newusers newsgroup. That initial behavior of the newsreader insured that each new usenet participant had an opportunity to research accepted practices before plunging in without a clue. |
Apology to RGO newsgroup
Rob,
If I had to depend on selling flasks for an income I might curb my disgust for inconsiderate people like Troy... but I could give a rat's ass if I ever sell another flask. This flasking business is only for my pleasure and the pleasure of few real orchid purists who desire hard to find species. Actually in fact, I do so much business in Europe, China, Vietnam and Russia now that if another American (like your good self) never bought from me again, it wouldn't even faze me. My new clients don't issue such boycotts/threats to me... in fact, I would guess many of them applaud my approach to stopping these photo uploaders clogging up our RGO and their slow moving internet connections. And for the record, my other "real life" business dwarfs my online orchid flask sales many, many times over... so you see where my head is at on this trivial boycotting matter. Personally, I have nothing but disgust for little **** ant flame-******* like dd who can't even summon up the guts to tell his (or her) real name and hides behind two initials criticizing my opinions/admonitions to other people coming out of lurkdom to crap on this newsgroup. At least Troy had the balls to use a real name... that's a plus for him. Plus years ago a good friend orchid grower (who frequents RGO) pointed out to me that during my flame wars and "strong" word wars to the ignorant abusing this newsgroup that the RGOer's juices start to really flow hard manifesting itself in increased hits on his website and increased sales. He had also been monitoring hits on my website simultaneously to his website... he pointed out to me that in times like this (ie this thread) even my website hits had tripled. In going back over my sales records I saw that in the hottest old flame wars the RGO "juices" were indeed coming alive... my sales double during such times as they are doing right now. Rob, when admonitions to these photo uploaders turn into mini-flame wars and these puppets like Troy and dd become MY bitches to manipulate as I see fit... sales rise for me. It is a true fact of life (and business) which I discovered many years ago, so don't waste your breath telling me how you are going to withhold $300 in sales from me... I made that amount yesterday morning before lunch. So if any more of you want to tell me how you are a big flask buyer and you want to boycott me then fire away... I am your target. I love the publicity! Fire away! Mick PS: Rob, it is time to drop rule #3. Americans have ruined the credit of this country in the face of the international businesses community by taking such a cavalier, short-sighted, moronic approach to simply getting more credit to buy stupid shit... like orchids they can't afford. America is going to pay dearly after November 2004 for this form of living-beyond-our-means and tossing our heavy debts on the backs of other countries through the wicked machinations of the IMF. America is going to pay dearly in 2005 for our uncontrolled spending... you should do your part now and encourage the impressionable not to be so stupid with their personal finances by dropping your rule #3. Plus, you have beat that worn out song to death. Retire it and do your part to help the world... esp, the third world. ================================ "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... Mick Fournier wrote: dd, Good. I always get that kind of chicken shit boycotting threat from little rock-throwing people like you that never have bought from me before... or most likely have never bought a flask in their life anyways. I would be rich if I had a nickel for every cheap skate like you that has issued such a threat/admonition on RGO over the last 6 or 7 years. Besides, I have a three flask minimum order. You could not afford it. Meanwhile... keep your pictures off RGO also. Mick I buy scores of flasks, but I haven't purchased any from you, largely because of posts such as that quoted above. I respect your right to do it, and I frequently agree with your comments, but I can't justify doing business with you. That isn't a boycott, but you probably could have had several of my nickels had you been just a little more restrained. Not a flame, just a thought. I suspect there are several others out there with big flask budgets who feel the same. And many who don't care. I sincerely wish you well with the latter group. Life is too short to get upset about newbies, in my opinion. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
Apology to RGO newsgroup
On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 18:22:41 GMT, dd
wrote in Message-Id: : Many people are new to the Internet and newsgroups, In the "old days" (early '80s) the news reader client program would force the user to read the periodic postings in the news.newusers newsgroup. That initial behavior of the newsreader insured that each new usenet participant had an opportunity to research accepted practices before plunging in without a clue. |
Apology to RGO newsgroup
On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 18:22:41 GMT, dd
wrote in Message-Id: : Many people are new to the Internet and newsgroups, In the "old days" (early '80s) the news reader client program would force the user to read the periodic postings in the news.newusers newsgroup. That initial behavior of the newsreader insured that each new usenet participant had an opportunity to research accepted practices before plunging in without a clue. |
Apology to RGO newsgroup
Rob,
If I had to depend on selling flasks for an income I might curb my disgust for inconsiderate people like Troy... but I could give a rat's ass if I ever sell another flask. This flasking business is only for my pleasure and the pleasure of few real orchid purists who desire hard to find species. Actually in fact, I do so much business in Europe, China, Vietnam and Russia now that if another American (like your good self) never bought from me again, it wouldn't even faze me. My new clients don't issue such boycotts/threats to me... in fact, I would guess many of them applaud my approach to stopping these photo uploaders clogging up our RGO and their slow moving internet connections. And for the record, my other "real life" business dwarfs my online orchid flask sales many, many times over... so you see where my head is at on this trivial boycotting matter. Personally, I have nothing but disgust for little **** ant flame-******* like dd who can't even summon up the guts to tell his (or her) real name and hides behind two initials criticizing my opinions/admonitions to other people coming out of lurkdom to crap on this newsgroup. At least Troy had the balls to use a real name... that's a plus for him. Plus years ago a good friend orchid grower (who frequents RGO) pointed out to me that during my flame wars and "strong" word wars to the ignorant abusing this newsgroup that the RGOer's juices start to really flow hard manifesting itself in increased hits on his website and increased sales. He had also been monitoring hits on my website simultaneously to his website... he pointed out to me that in times like this (ie this thread) even my website hits had tripled. In going back over my sales records I saw that in the hottest old flame wars the RGO "juices" were indeed coming alive... my sales double during such times as they are doing right now. Rob, when admonitions to these photo uploaders turn into mini-flame wars and these puppets like Troy and dd become MY bitches to manipulate as I see fit... sales rise for me. It is a true fact of life (and business) which I discovered many years ago, so don't waste your breath telling me how you are going to withhold $300 in sales from me... I made that amount yesterday morning before lunch. So if any more of you want to tell me how you are a big flask buyer and you want to boycott me then fire away... I am your target. I love the publicity! Fire away! Mick PS: Rob, it is time to drop rule #3. Americans have ruined the credit of this country in the face of the international businesses community by taking such a cavalier, short-sighted, moronic approach to simply getting more credit to buy stupid shit... like orchids they can't afford. America is going to pay dearly after November 2004 for this form of living-beyond-our-means and tossing our heavy debts on the backs of other countries through the wicked machinations of the IMF. America is going to pay dearly in 2005 for our uncontrolled spending... you should do your part now and encourage the impressionable not to be so stupid with their personal finances by dropping your rule #3. Plus, you have beat that worn out song to death. Retire it and do your part to help the world... esp, the third world. ================================ "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... Mick Fournier wrote: dd, Good. I always get that kind of chicken shit boycotting threat from little rock-throwing people like you that never have bought from me before... or most likely have never bought a flask in their life anyways. I would be rich if I had a nickel for every cheap skate like you that has issued such a threat/admonition on RGO over the last 6 or 7 years. Besides, I have a three flask minimum order. You could not afford it. Meanwhile... keep your pictures off RGO also. Mick I buy scores of flasks, but I haven't purchased any from you, largely because of posts such as that quoted above. I respect your right to do it, and I frequently agree with your comments, but I can't justify doing business with you. That isn't a boycott, but you probably could have had several of my nickels had you been just a little more restrained. Not a flame, just a thought. I suspect there are several others out there with big flask budgets who feel the same. And many who don't care. I sincerely wish you well with the latter group. Life is too short to get upset about newbies, in my opinion. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
Apology to RGO newsgroup
Rob,
If I had to depend on selling flasks for an income I might curb my disgust for inconsiderate people like Troy... but I could give a rat's ass if I ever sell another flask. This flasking business is only for my pleasure and the pleasure of few real orchid purists who desire hard to find species. Actually in fact, I do so much business in Europe, China, Vietnam and Russia now that if another American (like your good self) never bought from me again, it wouldn't even faze me. My new clients don't issue such boycotts/threats to me... in fact, I would guess many of them applaud my approach to stopping these photo uploaders clogging up our RGO and their slow moving internet connections. And for the record, my other "real life" business dwarfs my online orchid flask sales many, many times over... so you see where my head is at on this trivial boycotting matter. Personally, I have nothing but disgust for little **** ant flame-******* like dd who can't even summon up the guts to tell his (or her) real name and hides behind two initials criticizing my opinions/admonitions to other people coming out of lurkdom to crap on this newsgroup. At least Troy had the balls to use a real name... that's a plus for him. Plus years ago a good friend orchid grower (who frequents RGO) pointed out to me that during my flame wars and "strong" word wars to the ignorant abusing this newsgroup that the RGOer's juices start to really flow hard manifesting itself in increased hits on his website and increased sales. He had also been monitoring hits on my website simultaneously to his website... he pointed out to me that in times like this (ie this thread) even my website hits had tripled. In going back over my sales records I saw that in the hottest old flame wars the RGO "juices" were indeed coming alive... my sales double during such times as they are doing right now. Rob, when admonitions to these photo uploaders turn into mini-flame wars and these puppets like Troy and dd become MY bitches to manipulate as I see fit... sales rise for me. It is a true fact of life (and business) which I discovered many years ago, so don't waste your breath telling me how you are going to withhold $300 in sales from me... I made that amount yesterday morning before lunch. So if any more of you want to tell me how you are a big flask buyer and you want to boycott me then fire away... I am your target. I love the publicity! Fire away! Mick PS: Rob, it is time to drop rule #3. Americans have ruined the credit of this country in the face of the international businesses community by taking such a cavalier, short-sighted, moronic approach to simply getting more credit to buy stupid shit... like orchids they can't afford. America is going to pay dearly after November 2004 for this form of living-beyond-our-means and tossing our heavy debts on the backs of other countries through the wicked machinations of the IMF. America is going to pay dearly in 2005 for our uncontrolled spending... you should do your part now and encourage the impressionable not to be so stupid with their personal finances by dropping your rule #3. Plus, you have beat that worn out song to death. Retire it and do your part to help the world... esp, the third world. ================================ "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... Mick Fournier wrote: dd, Good. I always get that kind of chicken shit boycotting threat from little rock-throwing people like you that never have bought from me before... or most likely have never bought a flask in their life anyways. I would be rich if I had a nickel for every cheap skate like you that has issued such a threat/admonition on RGO over the last 6 or 7 years. Besides, I have a three flask minimum order. You could not afford it. Meanwhile... keep your pictures off RGO also. Mick I buy scores of flasks, but I haven't purchased any from you, largely because of posts such as that quoted above. I respect your right to do it, and I frequently agree with your comments, but I can't justify doing business with you. That isn't a boycott, but you probably could have had several of my nickels had you been just a little more restrained. Not a flame, just a thought. I suspect there are several others out there with big flask budgets who feel the same. And many who don't care. I sincerely wish you well with the latter group. Life is too short to get upset about newbies, in my opinion. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
Apology to RGO newsgroup
Recently, Mick spouteth thusly:
"...I would guess many of them applaud my approach to stopping these photo uploaders clogging up our RGO and their slow moving internet connections" Applaud the stopping of uploading, possibly. Applaud the approach? I'd be willing to bet we have a different opinion of "many." -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "Mick Fournier" wrote in message . .. Rob, If I had to depend on selling flasks for an income I might curb my disgust for inconsiderate people like Troy... but I could give a rat's ass if I ever sell another flask. This flasking business is only for my pleasure and the pleasure of few real orchid purists who desire hard to find species. Actually in fact, I do so much business in Europe, China, Vietnam and Russia now that if another American (like your good self) never bought from me again, it wouldn't even faze me. My new clients don't issue such boycotts/threats to me... in fact, I would guess many of them applaud my approach to stopping these photo uploaders clogging up our RGO and their slow moving internet connections. And for the record, my other "real life" business dwarfs my online orchid flask sales many, many times over... so you see where my head is at on this trivial boycotting matter. Personally, I have nothing but disgust for little **** ant flame-******* like dd who can't even summon up the guts to tell his (or her) real name and hides behind two initials criticizing my opinions/admonitions to other people coming out of lurkdom to crap on this newsgroup. At least Troy had the balls to use a real name... that's a plus for him. Plus years ago a good friend orchid grower (who frequents RGO) pointed out to me that during my flame wars and "strong" word wars to the ignorant abusing this newsgroup that the RGOer's juices start to really flow hard manifesting itself in increased hits on his website and increased sales. He had also been monitoring hits on my website simultaneously to his website... he pointed out to me that in times like this (ie this thread) even my website hits had tripled. In going back over my sales records I saw that in the hottest old flame wars the RGO "juices" were indeed coming alive... my sales double during such times as they are doing right now. Rob, when admonitions to these photo uploaders turn into mini-flame wars and these puppets like Troy and dd become MY bitches to manipulate as I see fit... sales rise for me. It is a true fact of life (and business) which I discovered many years ago, so don't waste your breath telling me how you are going to withhold $300 in sales from me... I made that amount yesterday morning before lunch. So if any more of you want to tell me how you are a big flask buyer and you want to boycott me then fire away... I am your target. I love the publicity! Fire away! Mick PS: Rob, it is time to drop rule #3. Americans have ruined the credit of this country in the face of the international businesses community by taking such a cavalier, short-sighted, moronic approach to simply getting more credit to buy stupid shit... like orchids they can't afford. America is going to pay dearly after November 2004 for this form of living-beyond-our-means and tossing our heavy debts on the backs of other countries through the wicked machinations of the IMF. America is going to pay dearly in 2005 for our uncontrolled spending... you should do your part now and encourage the impressionable not to be so stupid with their personal finances by dropping your rule #3. Plus, you have beat that worn out song to death. Retire it and do your part to help the world... esp, the third world. ================================ "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... Mick Fournier wrote: dd, Good. I always get that kind of chicken shit boycotting threat from little rock-throwing people like you that never have bought from me before... or most likely have never bought a flask in their life anyways. I would be rich if I had a nickel for every cheap skate like you that has issued such a threat/admonition on RGO over the last 6 or 7 years. Besides, I have a three flask minimum order. You could not afford it. Meanwhile... keep your pictures off RGO also. Mick I buy scores of flasks, but I haven't purchased any from you, largely because of posts such as that quoted above. I respect your right to do it, and I frequently agree with your comments, but I can't justify doing business with you. That isn't a boycott, but you probably could have had several of my nickels had you been just a little more restrained. Not a flame, just a thought. I suspect there are several others out there with big flask budgets who feel the same. And many who don't care. I sincerely wish you well with the latter group. Life is too short to get upset about newbies, in my opinion. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
Apology to RGO newsgroup
Recently, Mick spouteth thusly:
"...I would guess many of them applaud my approach to stopping these photo uploaders clogging up our RGO and their slow moving internet connections" Applaud the stopping of uploading, possibly. Applaud the approach? I'd be willing to bet we have a different opinion of "many." -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "Mick Fournier" wrote in message . .. Rob, If I had to depend on selling flasks for an income I might curb my disgust for inconsiderate people like Troy... but I could give a rat's ass if I ever sell another flask. This flasking business is only for my pleasure and the pleasure of few real orchid purists who desire hard to find species. Actually in fact, I do so much business in Europe, China, Vietnam and Russia now that if another American (like your good self) never bought from me again, it wouldn't even faze me. My new clients don't issue such boycotts/threats to me... in fact, I would guess many of them applaud my approach to stopping these photo uploaders clogging up our RGO and their slow moving internet connections. And for the record, my other "real life" business dwarfs my online orchid flask sales many, many times over... so you see where my head is at on this trivial boycotting matter. Personally, I have nothing but disgust for little **** ant flame-******* like dd who can't even summon up the guts to tell his (or her) real name and hides behind two initials criticizing my opinions/admonitions to other people coming out of lurkdom to crap on this newsgroup. At least Troy had the balls to use a real name... that's a plus for him. Plus years ago a good friend orchid grower (who frequents RGO) pointed out to me that during my flame wars and "strong" word wars to the ignorant abusing this newsgroup that the RGOer's juices start to really flow hard manifesting itself in increased hits on his website and increased sales. He had also been monitoring hits on my website simultaneously to his website... he pointed out to me that in times like this (ie this thread) even my website hits had tripled. In going back over my sales records I saw that in the hottest old flame wars the RGO "juices" were indeed coming alive... my sales double during such times as they are doing right now. Rob, when admonitions to these photo uploaders turn into mini-flame wars and these puppets like Troy and dd become MY bitches to manipulate as I see fit... sales rise for me. It is a true fact of life (and business) which I discovered many years ago, so don't waste your breath telling me how you are going to withhold $300 in sales from me... I made that amount yesterday morning before lunch. So if any more of you want to tell me how you are a big flask buyer and you want to boycott me then fire away... I am your target. I love the publicity! Fire away! Mick PS: Rob, it is time to drop rule #3. Americans have ruined the credit of this country in the face of the international businesses community by taking such a cavalier, short-sighted, moronic approach to simply getting more credit to buy stupid shit... like orchids they can't afford. America is going to pay dearly after November 2004 for this form of living-beyond-our-means and tossing our heavy debts on the backs of other countries through the wicked machinations of the IMF. America is going to pay dearly in 2005 for our uncontrolled spending... you should do your part now and encourage the impressionable not to be so stupid with their personal finances by dropping your rule #3. Plus, you have beat that worn out song to death. Retire it and do your part to help the world... esp, the third world. ================================ "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... Mick Fournier wrote: dd, Good. I always get that kind of chicken shit boycotting threat from little rock-throwing people like you that never have bought from me before... or most likely have never bought a flask in their life anyways. I would be rich if I had a nickel for every cheap skate like you that has issued such a threat/admonition on RGO over the last 6 or 7 years. Besides, I have a three flask minimum order. You could not afford it. Meanwhile... keep your pictures off RGO also. Mick I buy scores of flasks, but I haven't purchased any from you, largely because of posts such as that quoted above. I respect your right to do it, and I frequently agree with your comments, but I can't justify doing business with you. That isn't a boycott, but you probably could have had several of my nickels had you been just a little more restrained. Not a flame, just a thought. I suspect there are several others out there with big flask budgets who feel the same. And many who don't care. I sincerely wish you well with the latter group. Life is too short to get upset about newbies, in my opinion. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
Apology to RGO newsgroup
Recently, Mick spouteth thusly:
"...I would guess many of them applaud my approach to stopping these photo uploaders clogging up our RGO and their slow moving internet connections" Applaud the stopping of uploading, possibly. Applaud the approach? I'd be willing to bet we have a different opinion of "many." -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "Mick Fournier" wrote in message . .. Rob, If I had to depend on selling flasks for an income I might curb my disgust for inconsiderate people like Troy... but I could give a rat's ass if I ever sell another flask. This flasking business is only for my pleasure and the pleasure of few real orchid purists who desire hard to find species. Actually in fact, I do so much business in Europe, China, Vietnam and Russia now that if another American (like your good self) never bought from me again, it wouldn't even faze me. My new clients don't issue such boycotts/threats to me... in fact, I would guess many of them applaud my approach to stopping these photo uploaders clogging up our RGO and their slow moving internet connections. And for the record, my other "real life" business dwarfs my online orchid flask sales many, many times over... so you see where my head is at on this trivial boycotting matter. Personally, I have nothing but disgust for little **** ant flame-******* like dd who can't even summon up the guts to tell his (or her) real name and hides behind two initials criticizing my opinions/admonitions to other people coming out of lurkdom to crap on this newsgroup. At least Troy had the balls to use a real name... that's a plus for him. Plus years ago a good friend orchid grower (who frequents RGO) pointed out to me that during my flame wars and "strong" word wars to the ignorant abusing this newsgroup that the RGOer's juices start to really flow hard manifesting itself in increased hits on his website and increased sales. He had also been monitoring hits on my website simultaneously to his website... he pointed out to me that in times like this (ie this thread) even my website hits had tripled. In going back over my sales records I saw that in the hottest old flame wars the RGO "juices" were indeed coming alive... my sales double during such times as they are doing right now. Rob, when admonitions to these photo uploaders turn into mini-flame wars and these puppets like Troy and dd become MY bitches to manipulate as I see fit... sales rise for me. It is a true fact of life (and business) which I discovered many years ago, so don't waste your breath telling me how you are going to withhold $300 in sales from me... I made that amount yesterday morning before lunch. So if any more of you want to tell me how you are a big flask buyer and you want to boycott me then fire away... I am your target. I love the publicity! Fire away! Mick PS: Rob, it is time to drop rule #3. Americans have ruined the credit of this country in the face of the international businesses community by taking such a cavalier, short-sighted, moronic approach to simply getting more credit to buy stupid shit... like orchids they can't afford. America is going to pay dearly after November 2004 for this form of living-beyond-our-means and tossing our heavy debts on the backs of other countries through the wicked machinations of the IMF. America is going to pay dearly in 2005 for our uncontrolled spending... you should do your part now and encourage the impressionable not to be so stupid with their personal finances by dropping your rule #3. Plus, you have beat that worn out song to death. Retire it and do your part to help the world... esp, the third world. ================================ "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... Mick Fournier wrote: dd, Good. I always get that kind of chicken shit boycotting threat from little rock-throwing people like you that never have bought from me before... or most likely have never bought a flask in their life anyways. I would be rich if I had a nickel for every cheap skate like you that has issued such a threat/admonition on RGO over the last 6 or 7 years. Besides, I have a three flask minimum order. You could not afford it. Meanwhile... keep your pictures off RGO also. Mick I buy scores of flasks, but I haven't purchased any from you, largely because of posts such as that quoted above. I respect your right to do it, and I frequently agree with your comments, but I can't justify doing business with you. That isn't a boycott, but you probably could have had several of my nickels had you been just a little more restrained. Not a flame, just a thought. I suspect there are several others out there with big flask budgets who feel the same. And many who don't care. I sincerely wish you well with the latter group. Life is too short to get upset about newbies, in my opinion. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
Apology to RGO newsgroup
Ray,
I don't mind doing the dirty work around here to keep this little forum nice and tidy and free from photographs (especially third rate ones from newbies who have no idea what is truly picturesque orchids)... I have nothing to lose. And you can certainly "enjoy" the results even though you don't like my approach. Mick |
Apology to RGO newsgroup
Welcome to our little corner of Usenet. :-) Apology accepted. It *is* a
wonderful day for a picnic, isn't it!? I must confess that I didn't see your picture, Troy, and I didn't see Mick's initial response to it although I can well imagine what it must have looked like. I am using adelphia Usenet servers to view this newsgroup and they in turn draw their newsfeeds from giganews. I think giganews blocks picture files in non-binary hierarchies but I don't understand where Mick's initial response to it went. So, the first I have seen of this little spat is this apology. I suspect there are a large number of people who never even saw your picture or Mick's initial response to it. But I may be wrong. I often am. Did any adelphia users see this picture? I also noticed this apology on abpo, but again no picture or Mick's response. You didn't need to apologize to *abpo* for posting a picture. That is where you can post them without fear of offending our delicate sensibilities. FWIW, I kind of liken this type of crime to putting your elbows on the table during our picnic. Pure Evil. A picnic with visible elbows! However, I am puzzled that the punishment for this infraction seems to be the forced removal of your arms above the elbow with a chain saw. That is just so "Alice and the Red Queen," because I *do* think that chain saws are as inappropriate at meals as elbows. All this bar and chain oil flying everywhere. It's really quite messy, don't you think? But, I'm hardly Miss Manners and what do I know? Yet, if I *had* known there would be chain saws I would not have brought my good table linens to the festivities. From where I am eating it looks to me that Mick, far from disliking pictures, actually lies in wait for them. He calls it dirty work, I think, but if it makes him money, ah well.... I guess a chain saw at the table is here to stay. I can imagine a worst case scenario where doppelgangers (my favorite word) newbies post pictures and run but I am sure that's not happening here. Mick always demonstrates far too much honor for me to suspect him of being party to such a thing. If I have any say in this at all, and I am sure I don't, so I won't go on too much longer, I would ask Mick to be a bit nicer the first time a new poster does something as horrible as what you have just apologized for doing. But short of asking I do not see what else I can do so I hesitate to get involved. Well, isn't it a lovely day? Could someone please scoop the blood and bar/chain oil from the top of the fruit salad and pass it this way. Thank you. "Troy House" wrote in message ... Wow, Mick The upload to RGO was certainly an error, and I do sincerely apologize to all. (My news reader added the address automatically and I was unaware it was sent to RGO until I was so informed.) I was also going to order from your company, OrchidFlask.com, but having now experienced your attitude, I can only imagine how you treat your customers and their questions. I can't believe that a few orchid photos could cause one so much rage. -- Troy House |
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Welcome to our little corner of Usenet. :-) Apology accepted. It *is* a
wonderful day for a picnic, isn't it!? I must confess that I didn't see your picture, Troy, and I didn't see Mick's initial response to it although I can well imagine what it must have looked like. I am using adelphia Usenet servers to view this newsgroup and they in turn draw their newsfeeds from giganews. I think giganews blocks picture files in non-binary hierarchies but I don't understand where Mick's initial response to it went. So, the first I have seen of this little spat is this apology. I suspect there are a large number of people who never even saw your picture or Mick's initial response to it. But I may be wrong. I often am. Did any adelphia users see this picture? I also noticed this apology on abpo, but again no picture or Mick's response. You didn't need to apologize to *abpo* for posting a picture. That is where you can post them without fear of offending our delicate sensibilities. FWIW, I kind of liken this type of crime to putting your elbows on the table during our picnic. Pure Evil. A picnic with visible elbows! However, I am puzzled that the punishment for this infraction seems to be the forced removal of your arms above the elbow with a chain saw. That is just so "Alice and the Red Queen," because I *do* think that chain saws are as inappropriate at meals as elbows. All this bar and chain oil flying everywhere. It's really quite messy, don't you think? But, I'm hardly Miss Manners and what do I know? Yet, if I *had* known there would be chain saws I would not have brought my good table linens to the festivities. From where I am eating it looks to me that Mick, far from disliking pictures, actually lies in wait for them. He calls it dirty work, I think, but if it makes him money, ah well.... I guess a chain saw at the table is here to stay. I can imagine a worst case scenario where doppelgangers (my favorite word) newbies post pictures and run but I am sure that's not happening here. Mick always demonstrates far too much honor for me to suspect him of being party to such a thing. If I have any say in this at all, and I am sure I don't, so I won't go on too much longer, I would ask Mick to be a bit nicer the first time a new poster does something as horrible as what you have just apologized for doing. But short of asking I do not see what else I can do so I hesitate to get involved. Well, isn't it a lovely day? Could someone please scoop the blood and bar/chain oil from the top of the fruit salad and pass it this way. Thank you. "Troy House" wrote in message ... Wow, Mick The upload to RGO was certainly an error, and I do sincerely apologize to all. (My news reader added the address automatically and I was unaware it was sent to RGO until I was so informed.) I was also going to order from your company, OrchidFlask.com, but having now experienced your attitude, I can only imagine how you treat your customers and their questions. I can't believe that a few orchid photos could cause one so much rage. -- Troy House |
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Welcome to our little corner of Usenet. :-) Apology accepted. It *is* a
wonderful day for a picnic, isn't it!? I must confess that I didn't see your picture, Troy, and I didn't see Mick's initial response to it although I can well imagine what it must have looked like. I am using adelphia Usenet servers to view this newsgroup and they in turn draw their newsfeeds from giganews. I think giganews blocks picture files in non-binary hierarchies but I don't understand where Mick's initial response to it went. So, the first I have seen of this little spat is this apology. I suspect there are a large number of people who never even saw your picture or Mick's initial response to it. But I may be wrong. I often am. Did any adelphia users see this picture? I also noticed this apology on abpo, but again no picture or Mick's response. You didn't need to apologize to *abpo* for posting a picture. That is where you can post them without fear of offending our delicate sensibilities. FWIW, I kind of liken this type of crime to putting your elbows on the table during our picnic. Pure Evil. A picnic with visible elbows! However, I am puzzled that the punishment for this infraction seems to be the forced removal of your arms above the elbow with a chain saw. That is just so "Alice and the Red Queen," because I *do* think that chain saws are as inappropriate at meals as elbows. All this bar and chain oil flying everywhere. It's really quite messy, don't you think? But, I'm hardly Miss Manners and what do I know? Yet, if I *had* known there would be chain saws I would not have brought my good table linens to the festivities. From where I am eating it looks to me that Mick, far from disliking pictures, actually lies in wait for them. He calls it dirty work, I think, but if it makes him money, ah well.... I guess a chain saw at the table is here to stay. I can imagine a worst case scenario where doppelgangers (my favorite word) newbies post pictures and run but I am sure that's not happening here. Mick always demonstrates far too much honor for me to suspect him of being party to such a thing. If I have any say in this at all, and I am sure I don't, so I won't go on too much longer, I would ask Mick to be a bit nicer the first time a new poster does something as horrible as what you have just apologized for doing. But short of asking I do not see what else I can do so I hesitate to get involved. Well, isn't it a lovely day? Could someone please scoop the blood and bar/chain oil from the top of the fruit salad and pass it this way. Thank you. "Troy House" wrote in message ... Wow, Mick The upload to RGO was certainly an error, and I do sincerely apologize to all. (My news reader added the address automatically and I was unaware it was sent to RGO until I was so informed.) I was also going to order from your company, OrchidFlask.com, but having now experienced your attitude, I can only imagine how you treat your customers and their questions. I can't believe that a few orchid photos could cause one so much rage. -- Troy House |
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I am playing Devil's advocate he
I find myself in the uncomfortable situation of defending bad manners and rudeness, but the thing is that on 02/10/2004 I posted a polite response to the first picture that Troy posted to both ABPO and RGO. My response is archived in Google, Troy's picture is not because Google does not archive picture posts. URL:http://groups.google.com/groups?selm....gnilin k.net So you see this is not a first time offense. Troy either did not read my response, but I think it is more likely that Troy ignored my friendly reprimand -- I replied to both abpo and rgo, so even if Troy did not knowingly cross-post he should have seen the reply (unless like Al's server, Troy's server swallows posts selectively). I must admit that I am also a bit suspicious of Troy's claim that he did not know that his newsreader added rec.gardens.orchids without his knowledge. I can't at this point say that this is not possible, but I have my doubts. What newsreader would that be? How does that happen? If noone says anything when someone does something wrong, or if we only reply with polite reminders of the netiquette, in the end I suspect more people would ignore them. While I do not generally think that being rude is a good solution, and thus am somewhat uncomfortable with the stance I am taking here, still I think that sometimes even a polite group such as ours needs to be shaken up. While I would hate to be at the receiving end of one of Mick's rants myself (and there are times when I have deserved them if not here then at abpo, where I have at times posted pictures of bad quality and forgetting to size them down, and I have at least on one occasion posted a message without thinking that caused someone grief or offense), however, the truth is that it is very difficult to ignore Mick's rants, and thus while unpleasant, his way may actually be effective in ensuring that people pay attention. Maybe we can find a middle way, something in between polite reminders and chainsaws cutting off hands at picnic tables. However, as always each of us is responsible for what we post, and the impression that we make to the world. This is a free unmoderated forum. One of the downsides of it is that we need to moderate it ourselves. Some of us are better at being polite than others, but politeness is not always the highest virtue, and while I agree that some of the things Mick spouted were too extreme, I suspect Troy and the many readers throughout the world will get over the shock of reading his posts, and if one does not want to be offended in the future, there is always the option of not reading any posts written by Mick Fournier (and I suspect he won't care if you decide to boycott him through selective reading as well). Joanna |
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I am playing Devil's advocate he
I find myself in the uncomfortable situation of defending bad manners and rudeness, but the thing is that on 02/10/2004 I posted a polite response to the first picture that Troy posted to both ABPO and RGO. My response is archived in Google, Troy's picture is not because Google does not archive picture posts. URL:http://groups.google.com/groups?selm....gnilin k.net So you see this is not a first time offense. Troy either did not read my response, but I think it is more likely that Troy ignored my friendly reprimand -- I replied to both abpo and rgo, so even if Troy did not knowingly cross-post he should have seen the reply (unless like Al's server, Troy's server swallows posts selectively). I must admit that I am also a bit suspicious of Troy's claim that he did not know that his newsreader added rec.gardens.orchids without his knowledge. I can't at this point say that this is not possible, but I have my doubts. What newsreader would that be? How does that happen? If noone says anything when someone does something wrong, or if we only reply with polite reminders of the netiquette, in the end I suspect more people would ignore them. While I do not generally think that being rude is a good solution, and thus am somewhat uncomfortable with the stance I am taking here, still I think that sometimes even a polite group such as ours needs to be shaken up. While I would hate to be at the receiving end of one of Mick's rants myself (and there are times when I have deserved them if not here then at abpo, where I have at times posted pictures of bad quality and forgetting to size them down, and I have at least on one occasion posted a message without thinking that caused someone grief or offense), however, the truth is that it is very difficult to ignore Mick's rants, and thus while unpleasant, his way may actually be effective in ensuring that people pay attention. Maybe we can find a middle way, something in between polite reminders and chainsaws cutting off hands at picnic tables. However, as always each of us is responsible for what we post, and the impression that we make to the world. This is a free unmoderated forum. One of the downsides of it is that we need to moderate it ourselves. Some of us are better at being polite than others, but politeness is not always the highest virtue, and while I agree that some of the things Mick spouted were too extreme, I suspect Troy and the many readers throughout the world will get over the shock of reading his posts, and if one does not want to be offended in the future, there is always the option of not reading any posts written by Mick Fournier (and I suspect he won't care if you decide to boycott him through selective reading as well). Joanna |
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Were you wanting us to pass the fruit salad, or the blood and bar/chain oil
Al? -- -- Hugs, Molli Well, isn't it a lovely day? Could someone please scoop the blood and bar/chain oil from the top of the fruit salad and pass it this way. Thank you. |
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On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 18:47:18 GMT, "J Fortuna"
wrote in Message-Id: : I have at times posted pictures of bad quality That offence it truly unforgivable and despicable. :-) and forgetting to size them down, There is no mandate in the alt.binaries.pictures.orchids charter concerning photograph size. |
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Were you wanting us to pass the fruit salad, or the blood and bar/chain oil
Al? -- -- Hugs, Molli Well, isn't it a lovely day? Could someone please scoop the blood and bar/chain oil from the top of the fruit salad and pass it this way. Thank you. |
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Were you wanting us to pass the fruit salad, or the blood and bar/chain oil
Al? -- -- Hugs, Molli Well, isn't it a lovely day? Could someone please scoop the blood and bar/chain oil from the top of the fruit salad and pass it this way. Thank you. |
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On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 18:47:18 GMT, "J Fortuna"
wrote in Message-Id: : I have at times posted pictures of bad quality That offence it truly unforgivable and despicable. :-) and forgetting to size them down, There is no mandate in the alt.binaries.pictures.orchids charter concerning photograph size. |
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Al,
Ah... the old gang is coming back in force having a reunion weighing in on this ever intensifying inconsequential bullshit thread. In time "they" will all be back in the sweet loving arms of controversy and proper table manners. Yes, I do love to chew the heads off photo uploaders (esp the ones with kindergarten orchid photos)... they are such primitive barbarians. And, I do love to run the chainsaw over those pansy bleeding hearts (usually wimpy tree-hugging Americans) that come to these barbarians' rescue... it warms my heart so, and it certainly does pump up the cash register on orchid flask sales for me also. Can you feel the RGO "juice" intensifying in Virginia also? Is it possible your hitcounter awoke you from a slumber setting off a bell prompting you to see what is going on at RGO? Hmmm, now I wonder. Bella Lagosi (Dracula) once said there is no such thing as "bad" publicity... it is all good publicity. Al, I need more bleeding hearts to take a pot shot at my company... as opposed to me directly as it should have been in the first place with Troy if he were really a true confrontational man. You all know how much I hate to broadcast (self-promote) my URL on RGO... so I need more flamers to list it and tell other RGOers (especially newbies) where they can buy rare species in flasks. What can I do to get more wimpy crybaby bleeding hearts to say they are boycotting my website?... and name my site for me specifically in their posts? Mick |
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On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 18:47:18 GMT, "J Fortuna"
wrote in Message-Id: : I have at times posted pictures of bad quality That offence it truly unforgivable and despicable. :-) and forgetting to size them down, There is no mandate in the alt.binaries.pictures.orchids charter concerning photograph size. |
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Al wrote: ........ Did any adelphia users see this picture?.... I never get pictures on RGO. Even before Adelphia linked up with Giganews, pictures didn't appear on RGO but there was a time in the past when they often did. I did get the original pictures on ABPO. For unknown reasons, this entire thread is now missing from ABPO if read from Adelphia's #1 server. It remains on their #3 server. Mick's original bomb was only dropped on RGO and I do still see it here on RGO via Adelphia#1. Perhaps Mick's original reply burned out some connections here and there. ;-) Steve |
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Larry,
Yes, I know. :-) And I must admit that as far as the quality offense is concerned I have ignored it on purpose, knowing full well that my photos were low quality, but if I waited until I had high quality photos I could not post orchid photos at all, since I am almost a hopelessly bad photographer who only on rare occasions gets a good photo by accident. However, I wanted to share my excitement and since I knew that my hand won't get chopped off for posting a bad quality photo on abpo, I did it anyway. Now if I had posted the same photos on rgo, I would have gotten my hand chopped of by Mick, and I would have gotten over it, but I probably would have posted bad quality photos here again. As for photo size not being a mandate in the abpo charter, maybe it should be. I actually think that a much more serious offense is whenever we reply to pictures on abpo with meaningful and worthwhile textual content that could be of benefit to others. And I don't know whether that is an offense against the charter, but if it is not it really should be. Since abpo is not archived and many people have access only to rgo, these messages that really should be in rgo have a limited audience if they are not forwarded to rgo. I wish we were as good or better about policing the no-informative-text-only-posts-in-abpo rule as we are about policing the no-pictures-in-rgo rule. But to my knowledge noone has been flamed yet for posting really worthwhile text content to abpo, or have they? Joanna "Larry Dighera" wrote in message ... On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 18:47:18 GMT, "J Fortuna" wrote in Message-Id: : I have at times posted pictures of bad quality That offence it truly unforgivable and despicable. :-) and forgetting to size them down, There is no mandate in the alt.binaries.pictures.orchids charter concerning photograph size. |
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On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 12:55:51 -0500, "Al" wrote in
Message-Id: : it looks to me that Mick, far from disliking pictures, actually lies in wait for them. He calls it dirty work, I think, but if it makes him money, ah well.... I guess a chain saw at the table is here to stay. Thanks for the laugh, Al. Here are a few mo http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame67.html It was a peaceful and productive forum; lively, congenial and a bounteous source of useful information. Then one day, completely without warning, Godzilla arose from the depths and blew his scalding breath on everything in his path. A phalanx of Warriors mobilized to attack the monster, only to be crushed like so many toy tanks under Godzilla's mighty feet. Godzilla soon reduced the forum to searing and consuming flames. Just as abruptly, he rumbled back beneath the waves, leaving all to tremble in fear of his return. Net life would never be the same. Sadly, many netizens who survive a Godzilla attack will become Xenophobes http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame48.html Xenophobe is usually a long-term discussion forum participant and he thinks of the forum as his private compound. Xenophobe regards newbies to his forum as mentally deficient and perhaps even having criminal tendencies, and they are invariably approached with suspicion and condescension. If a Newbie has the temerity to make critical observations about the forum's social dynamics, or questions prevailing opinion, Xenophobe will attempt to silence or drive out the newcomer. http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame32.html As a forum participant Jekyll and Hyde always plays by the rules and is consistently cordial and helpful - a model netizen, until one day he comes completely uncorked and lashes out without warning.His unanticipated thunderbolts can temporarily rout even the sturdiest Warriors, and it often takes some time for his stunned opponents to mount a counter attack. Jekyll and Hyde's sudden behavioral change may result from a psychotic episode, PMS, a downturn in the market, a surprise visit by the in-laws - or a session of hard drinking... |
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Al,
Ah... the old gang is coming back in force having a reunion weighing in on this ever intensifying inconsequential bullshit thread. In time "they" will all be back in the sweet loving arms of controversy and proper table manners. Yes, I do love to chew the heads off photo uploaders (esp the ones with kindergarten orchid photos)... they are such primitive barbarians. And, I do love to run the chainsaw over those pansy bleeding hearts (usually wimpy tree-hugging Americans) that come to these barbarians' rescue... it warms my heart so, and it certainly does pump up the cash register on orchid flask sales for me also. Can you feel the RGO "juice" intensifying in Virginia also? Is it possible your hitcounter awoke you from a slumber setting off a bell prompting you to see what is going on at RGO? Hmmm, now I wonder. Bella Lagosi (Dracula) once said there is no such thing as "bad" publicity... it is all good publicity. Al, I need more bleeding hearts to take a pot shot at my company... as opposed to me directly as it should have been in the first place with Troy if he were really a true confrontational man. You all know how much I hate to broadcast (self-promote) my URL on RGO... so I need more flamers to list it and tell other RGOers (especially newbies) where they can buy rare species in flasks. What can I do to get more wimpy crybaby bleeding hearts to say they are boycotting my website?... and name my site for me specifically in their posts? Mick |
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Al wrote: ........ Did any adelphia users see this picture?.... I never get pictures on RGO. Even before Adelphia linked up with Giganews, pictures didn't appear on RGO but there was a time in the past when they often did. I did get the original pictures on ABPO. For unknown reasons, this entire thread is now missing from ABPO if read from Adelphia's #1 server. It remains on their #3 server. Mick's original bomb was only dropped on RGO and I do still see it here on RGO via Adelphia#1. Perhaps Mick's original reply burned out some connections here and there. ;-) Steve |
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Isn't that sweet of you to ask? I'm not that particular and I am wearing my
favorite bib, (the one with the big red orchid on it as you can see), so pass whichever portion has the most little white marshmallows in it and I'll be happy. "molli" wrote in message ... Were you wanting us to pass the fruit salad, or the blood and bar/chain oil Al? -- -- Hugs, Molli Well, isn't it a lovely day? Could someone please scoop the blood and bar/chain oil from the top of the fruit salad and pass it this way. Thank you. |
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Larry,
Yes, I know. :-) And I must admit that as far as the quality offense is concerned I have ignored it on purpose, knowing full well that my photos were low quality, but if I waited until I had high quality photos I could not post orchid photos at all, since I am almost a hopelessly bad photographer who only on rare occasions gets a good photo by accident. However, I wanted to share my excitement and since I knew that my hand won't get chopped off for posting a bad quality photo on abpo, I did it anyway. Now if I had posted the same photos on rgo, I would have gotten my hand chopped of by Mick, and I would have gotten over it, but I probably would have posted bad quality photos here again. As for photo size not being a mandate in the abpo charter, maybe it should be. I actually think that a much more serious offense is whenever we reply to pictures on abpo with meaningful and worthwhile textual content that could be of benefit to others. And I don't know whether that is an offense against the charter, but if it is not it really should be. Since abpo is not archived and many people have access only to rgo, these messages that really should be in rgo have a limited audience if they are not forwarded to rgo. I wish we were as good or better about policing the no-informative-text-only-posts-in-abpo rule as we are about policing the no-pictures-in-rgo rule. But to my knowledge noone has been flamed yet for posting really worthwhile text content to abpo, or have they? Joanna "Larry Dighera" wrote in message ... On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 18:47:18 GMT, "J Fortuna" wrote in Message-Id: : I have at times posted pictures of bad quality That offence it truly unforgivable and despicable. :-) and forgetting to size them down, There is no mandate in the alt.binaries.pictures.orchids charter concerning photograph size. |
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On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:26:24 GMT, "J Fortuna"
wrote in Message-Id: : I actually think that a much more serious offense is whenever we reply to pictures on abpo with meaningful and worthwhile textual content that could be of benefit to others. And I don't know whether that is an offense against the charter, but if it is not it really should be. Since abpo is not archived and many people have access only to rgo, these messages that really should be in rgo have a limited audience if they are not forwarded to rgo. It is a shame that the textural _information_ (as opposed to meaningless chit chat) posted in a.b.p.o is lost to posterity. However, binary newsgroups are specifically intended for binary files not text. Perhaps it should be suggested that _informational_ text message posted in a.b.p.o be cross posted to r.g.o. Would that would help? |
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PS. Dear, you might want to set aside some of it for yourself...and get a
bib on too. I do believe there's going to be a food fight. "Al" wrote in message ... Isn't that sweet of you to ask? I'm not that particular and I am wearing my favorite bib, (the one with the big red orchid on it as you can see), so pass whichever portion has the most little white marshmallows in it and I'll be happy. "molli" wrote in message ... Were you wanting us to pass the fruit salad, or the blood and bar/chain oil Al? -- -- Hugs, Molli Well, isn't it a lovely day? Could someone please scoop the blood and bar/chain oil from the top of the fruit salad and pass it this way. Thank you. |
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On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 9:55:51 -0800, Al wrote
(in message ): turn draw their newsfeeds from giganews. I think giganews blocks picture files in non-binary hierarchies but I don't understand where Mick's initial response to it went. So, the first I have seen of this little spat is this apology. I suspect there are a large number of people who never even saw your picture or Mick's initial response to it. But I may be wrong. I often am. Did any adelphia users see this picture? Hi, Al - I subscribe to Giganews directly, and received both the picture and ensuing diatribe. I've always thought it was a case of Mick Jekyll and Mick Hyde, since Mick is certainly capable of being pleasantly informative. Tom Walnut Creek, CA |
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On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 12:26:24 -0800, J Fortuna wrote
(in message ): But to my knowledge noone has been flamed yet for posting really worthwhile text content to abpo, or have they? Joanna I've never seen that, Joanna, but I wonder whether such a prohibition would be wise, since the information in such posts is usually directly applicable to a posted photo, and would be out of context to someone only reading RGO. Tom Walnut Creek, CA To reply by e-mail, please remove APPENDIX |
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Henceforth, I should like to be referred to as "Mick the Informative"... as
least until another nitwit uploads a photograph. Mick |
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