On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Andrew <[address removed]> wrote:
> And that sounds a) like vigilantism, and b) still public.
>
> This is between Ravi, his host, and the culprit. Not a single one of us,
> besides said Ravi and culprit, have, or should have, anything to do with
> this.

Bulls**t.

I am not sure he should be thrown off the list, But I do think that it
is perfectly reasonable that he not be allowed to present. That is
most definitely a *privilege* not a right. This was a form of
harassment executed offline to an on-list activity/offer. You have the
right to make an offer to the list without it turning into a racist or
xenophobic attack. To make this group a place where that kind of
behavior is tolerated most definitely effects the quality of the
participation because if that is what happens here, people will just
quietly remove themselves.

More importantly Andrew, your tone is getting well into the zone of
being patently offensive. I dont consider it whining at all to discuss
the issue of being racially or ethnically harassed as a function of
being on this list. It is a shame that Ravi must not only endure the
first horrific attack but your degrading response.

Hank


>
> What is it, a slow internet day? Everyone feels a need to unzip and let it
> all hang out?
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 12:28 PM, joseph mcelroy <[address removed]>
> wrote:
>>
>> Tell the organizers of the panel who this person is and send the name of
>> this person in private emails to those who request it and promise to treat
>> it discreetly.? Public revenge is not the best option as it can be very
>> costly.
>> Joseph
>>
>> Ravi Jayagopal wrote:
>>
>> WARNING: SHOCKING LANGUAGE AHEAD
>>
>> I didn't know I was so *awesome* at
>> marketing :-)
>>
>> You know, over the weekend, when I said I
>> would give my best-selling book on Amazon,
>> for free to everyone on this list, I never imagined
>> never thought my copy writing & marketing
>> would bring out such strong emotions in people... :-)
>>
>> So, one of the NY Tech list members HERE
>> signed up for my free book, and apparently
>> wanted to buy a full copy to read right away.
>> And when he couldn't find a "buy" button on
>> my blog, here's what he wrote:
>>
>> "You have no Fucking idea how to sell - you are a third world CUNT - when
>> a
>> prospect has already made a decision to buy you should provide the click
>> button to buy - you have failed - because you - do not believe that you
>> can
>> succeed - am I right cocksucker?"
>>
>> That is an EXACT copy-paste from his email.
>>
>> See how he calls me a "third world CUNT"
>> looking at my picture and figuring out I'm
>> from India?
>>
>> I later found out that this guy has also signed up to
>> present at our next NY Tech meetup.
>>
>> Now here's my dilemma:
>>
>> I already wasted most of my Sunday (yesterday) plotting
>> revenge on this guy, and how to ruin his career
>> and online reputation. I wrote up an entire blog
>> post for several hours with each and every email
>> exchange we had.
>>
>> So, on one side, I'm not sure if going ahead with
>> my revenge saga is doing me any good at all. Too much
>> time being spent, too much negative energy. Usual
>> "law of attraction" stuff.
>>
>> But on the other side, jerks like this can't go on without
>> facing any consequences, and go on like business
>> as usual after such a racist rant.
>>
>> So what do I do?
>>
>> Help me decide. Appreciate your opinion.
>>
>> - Ravi Jayagopal
>> Here's the book that started this:
>> https://NBLEB.com/...­
>>
>>
>> Ravi Jayagopal wrote:
>>
>> Eddie: Excellent! Thank you :-)
>>
>> Jonathan: It really free. No gimmicks.
>> No spam, no junk offers, no nothing.
>>
>> Honest-to-goodness chapter-by-chapter
>> give away - as blog posts, for free.
>>
>> You can get started here:
>> => https://NBLEB.com/...­
>>
>> - Ravi
>>
>> EddieN wrote:
>>
>> I'd rather get a free e-book offer in my mail than one more bot-powered
>> LinkedIn invitation -- sign me up, Ravi, and thanks.
>> Eddie, and if the free version is really good, I might even chip in and
>> buy a printed copy from you!
>>
>>
>>
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