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Subject: 
Re: Apology for my email by Kieran Brady
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Fri, 12 May 2000 17:05:13 GMT
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johnneal@=NoSpam=uswest.net
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Man, I feel like a self-appointed Netcop or something today-- people, if you
don't have anything to Buy, Sell, or Trade, please don't cross-post there.
It's really getting annoising;-)

-John


Kieran Brady wrote:

> > 
> > In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Kieran Brady writes:
> > > Hi there!
> > > I have access to a LARGE quantity of small space sets here in Ireland at
> > > greatly reduced prices.
> > > 
> > > The sets are:
> > >                      6453, ComLink Cruiser            @IR£2.50
> > >                      6458, Satellite with Astronaut     @IR£2.00
> > >                      6463, Lunar Rover                   @IR£2.00
> > > All are MISB, with absolutely no damage whatsoever.
> > > The prices above are in Irish Punts, 1 Punt approx. equals $1.16.
> > > The sets are available in any quantity, any mix - but please remember • that
> > > shipping is extra (@cost) and the more you buy, the cheaper per unit on
> > > shipping.
> > > 
> > > -Kieran Brady
> 
> Sproaticus <jsproat@io.com> wrote in message news:FuEMnI.FHp@lugnet.com...
> > I just can't believe it.  Just after this recent debacle, someone else • drops
> > this into my in-box, AS WELL AS posting it on LUGNET.  Again, from a • LUGNET
> > regular.
> > 
> > I will refrain from spewing insulting judgements towards this guy's morals • and
> > intelligence, but this is quickly getting tiresome.  This is not • acceptable; I
> > will just have get more aggressive.
> > 
> > Todd, what policies are you considering?
> > 
> > Cheers,
> >  - jsproat
> 
>  To all who received my email, I sincerely apologise for sending you email
> directly about the
>  space sets.
>  I have received a considerable amount of what I term 'aggressive' replies -
> OK, I can understand it , maybe I deserved it,
>  but I HONESTLY did not realise I was going to offend in the way that I did.
>  As I have had a computer problem (trashed disk) recently and am still only
>  trying to catch up on the newsgroups I have missed out on, I had
>  not read any recent 'debacle' and therefore was not aware of this.
> 
>  The ONLY motivation for my email was genuinely to pass on the good
>  luck I had in sourcing some cheaper sets.
>  I am not a retailer, I am not out to make a quick buck, I just
>  wanted to help....
>  God knows, most of us spend more than we should on Lego :-) - if  there's
>  anything going a bit cheaper than normal, I myself am usually 'up for it',
> and I welcome any solicitations through newsgroups or
>  direct email that concerns good deals on Lego sets that otherwise I might
> never have access to buying.
>  If I don't want to buy, I just trash it (the email)(but keep the sender's
> address - who knows what he/she might find for us next month?)
> 
>  But that's me, I realise we are all different, even on Lugnet, and so  I
>  should have thought this out before mailing those that I did.
>  I have offended more than yourself and will apologise to each
>  individual concerned.
>  And I also want to make a public apology here to any and all concerned....
> 
>  I'm sorry, please accept this statement and let me 're-join' the community
> in peace and friendship and let us get on with what we all enjoy - using
> Lego!
> 
> Humbly,
>  -Kieran Brady



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(...) I think that was my "bad". When I cross-posted to .b-s-t, I thought that the charter allowed discussion of marketing tachniques and experiences. Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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