Text 31962, 68 rader
Skriven 2006-06-15 16:12:00 av SHANNON TALLEY (1:275/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Michiel van der Vlist
Ärende: Re: Pickled Pirates Prop
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Michiel,

> When I click on "visit our online store", I get to a page which is clearly 
> on
> the same server as your home page. It sureley *looks* like a commercial 
> corner.
> It is only whan I click on an item for sale that I get linked through.

That's correct.  When you purchase an item (by adding it to your cart) you 
are immediately referred to another site which handles "everything".

> How can you give a discount if you are not involved at all? If it does not 
> come

I am involved.  I never stated that I wasn't involved, I stated that all the 
goods and services are outsourced and that no green touches my hand.  I 
manage the store only as much as I can provide a discount for friends (and 
myself) "AND" choose the items for sale (and the logos on them).  The 
discount simply means that the charitable organizations receive less money. 
I always purchase items at full price when I buy something from the store.

> from your cut or the cut for the charity that you control, where does it 
> come
> from?

I don't control the charity.  I simply direct the company which charitable 
organization to mail the checks to.  During the winter, I prefer the soup 
kitchens and shelters my daughter and I work at because people really need 
shelter that time of year.  During this time of year, I prefer the checks to 
go to rehabilitation and education facilities which help the homeless 
acquire jobs and get off the streets (like the one DD was obviously in). 
There is no "cut" -- I don't get anything... I wrote that several times in 
my previous message, I don't understand why you didn't get it.  Getting 
forgetful?


> ST> To support the homeless in Hampton Roads, just buy something at
> ST> http://www.fidotel.com/store
> And that is another thing: You advertise with a dot COM domain. You also
> registered fidotel.org, but you advertise with fidotel.COM.  Surely that
> suggests something *commercial*

I don't really care what you think it suggests....  There are many 
charitable organizations which run DotCom sites, and vice versa...  Try 
going to xxx.org -- they aren't very charitable.

> You advertise goods with the fidotel logo on www.fidotel.COM/store/ and 
> there
> is a price tag on them. Looks commercial to me...

Here is another one of those things you just 'ignore' because you want it to 
fit your paradigm.  Not a very scientific method of assimilating facts.

> ST> And you retain your rights.  I haven't modified your article, nor
> ST> claimed it to be my own, NOR have I sold it, nor have I made any money
> ST> by distributing it on my Fidonet BBS.

> Irrelevant. <snip>

AGAIN -- here is another one of those things you just 'ignore' because you 
want it to fit your paradigm.  Not a very scientific method of assimilating 
facts.

Cheers!
Shannon 

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