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Re: DECIDED: Re: Shocking racist rant by NY Tech Member - Re: [newtech-1] Giving away my book for free

From: Nate W.
Sent on: Monday, March 23, 2009, 2:58 PM
Friends,

PLEASE kill this thread! I have lots more to do today, like write some specs and plan our next Meetup and think of awesome, productive posts for the listserv (does anyone think there's a role for licensed content in the future? What do you think about singularity? I'm reading "Three Moves Ahead" right now and it's awesome business strategy advice! etc, etc!)

I don't want to sit here and email everyone personally to ask them to solve problems the adult way! It's just not what I put on my calendar today.

Thanks for helping me be productive and thanks for making the NYTM awesome 99% of the time!

Love, peace, and tech,

Nate

On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Hank Williams <[address removed]> wrote:
This is incorrect. There is no right of privacy established in the
receipt of any piece of mail online or offline. In other words, if
someone sends you something they have no legal right to expect you
will keep it private unless you have affirmatively committed to do so.

On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 2:22 PM, Victor Shamanovsky
<[address removed]> wrote:
> And the?likelihood?of you getting sued is pretty high.
>
> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Ravi Jayagopal <[address removed]>
> wrote:
>>
>> Ok guys, I've decided to just let it go.
>>
>> I don't want any negative PR coming MY way,
>> because unfortunately, the real culprit is anonymous.
>>
>> So, let's just end this.
>>
>> I think I know the answer now.
>>
>> Thanks a LOT to everyone kind soul who pitched in.
>>
>> It did show that there are plenty of practical
>> - and some very kind and forgiving - folks
>> out there :-)
>>
>> All is good.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> - Ravi
>> http://www.RavisRants.com
>>
>> Andrew 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.
>>>
>>> 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]
>>> <mailto:[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:
>>>> ? ?http://NBLEB.com/blog/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ? ?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:
>>>>> ? ?=> http://NBLEB.com/blog/
>>>>>
>>>>> ? ?- 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!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ? ?-- ? ?Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into
>>>>>> ? ?thinking they can't lose. -- Bill Gates
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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