[Coco] A warning to readers regarding Roger Taylor

[Mark Ormond]

I built my own using a udrive and a direct modem pack.

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From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Blake Patterson
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 2:26 PM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] A warning to readers regarding Roger Taylor

Thanks.

The community paying me is the last thing I want, though. Knowing the delicacy of such communities, I am not of a mind to in any way tax one. I would be fine, in all honesty, just getting one Drive Pak -- soon -- and being done with it. I'd be satisfied there, as my frustration here is having this CoCo 3 that I am so interested in exploring, just sitting here for 11 months doing nothing. I've got some kind of Home Ledger cart and Canyon Climber - that's it.

Please do not consider raising funds to satisfy me, personally. That's nothing that I want.

Thanks, though.




bp

On Jan 12, 2012, at 5:11 AM, Fedor Steeman wrote:

> All right, Blake, I do apologize for veering off like that at first 
> instance. That is the emotional response one might expect when a 
> situation like this is handled as Mark explains very well here. I 
> mean, you could also have asked other people here about their 
> experiences before starting a campaign like that. Reading your blog 
> again, I acknowledge that you only state the dry facts and how you 
> feel about it, and are not actually slandering anyone there.
> 
> It goes without saying that Roger got himself into trouble. We here at 
> the CoCo community have been overbearing with Roger for a very long 
> time, because he actually has been contributing so many good things, 
> often for little or no money at all.
> 
> I am sorry about your experiences. Since Roger actually may not be 
> capable of a deserved refund, I was wondering if some of us would chip 
> in to compensate? Eighteen of us contributing 10 dollars would be 
> enough, I reckon. I know we have in a similar manner been contributing 
> to keep the coco3.com website running while he was in charge of it. I 
> also remember we helped Diego out when he got into trouble. I believe 
> Roger deserves another chance, but shouldn't he close down those eBay 
> deals that he cannot deliver first, though?
> 
> Cheers,
> Fedor
> 
> On 12 January 2012 09:48, Blake Patterson <blakespot at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Mark McDougall 
>> <msmcdoug at iinet.net.au>
>> wrote:
>>> I'm adding my $0.02 against my better judgement...
>>> 
>>> IMHO Blake your only mistake in all of this was to urge readers to 
>>> avoid Roger Taylor. Up until that point you offered an impartial, 
>>> factual
>> account
>>> of your dealings and for anyone to suggest you were slandering him 
>>> is completely absurd. Some of the responses to your post have 
>>> themselves
>> been
>>> well, you couldn't say slanderous but at the very least - childish.
>>> 
>>> What you should have done is ended your blog with a caveat and 
>>> simply recommend that any potential customer consider your 
>>> experience and at
>> least
>>> they'll go in with their eyes open.
>> 
>> You may have a point here. It was not my intention going in to 
>> destroy Roger's operation, but to share an experience that to me 
>> seems entirely unreasonable (particularly the eBay scenario).
>> 
>> I have adjusted the conclusion of my article in a fashion that leaves 
>> more to the discretion of the reader. I appreciate your comment, here.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> bp
>> 
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