If you would like to join the class action suit email: matchdotcomclassact...@gmail.com
Which is Nora Hart @ http://treulaw.com/index.html On 6/26/09, Lisa Kachold <lisakach...@obnosis.com> wrote: > See Article: > > Match.com Lawsuit Update, And Thoughts > > Norah hart lawyer OPW -- June 22 -- OPW had a chat with Norah Hart, > the attorney representing Sean McGinn, the 'cuddly but toned' man who > filed a recent lawsuit against Match.com. This is the lawsuit that > says Match.com misleads consumers about potential matches with > inactive members. It is Hart’s assertion that “Match defrauds the > consumer of their time and personal investment every time a person > pays Match’s subscription fee and writes to a member who won’t have > the ability to read what they wrote or see their profile.” > > The one main thing that they seem to be pinning the case on is the > fact that when you look at a profile, you cannot tell if a person is a > subscriber or a free member. You also cannot tell how long its been > since they’ve logged onto the site beyond three weeks. It is this > practice that they want to go after Match.com for. Should they win, > this would have a significant impact on every dating site that doesn’t > list subscriber status or caps activity reporting on their members at > three weeks or so. > > Norah Hart contends that, “When a subscriber cancels their > subscription, their profile continues to appear to be that of an > active subscriber. Nothing indicates to the viewer their limited > access to read e-mails or respond to them.” > > The problem with this argument is that just because someone cancels > their paid subscription to a site, it does not mean that they are > canceling their membership. They might be paring back their > involvement in the site because they are evaluating a new > relationship. They may just be taking a month off the subscription > because they want to save money. It also does not take into account > winking, which is a free feature on Match for all members, regardless > of paid status. > > Internet dating is like fishing. Those with paid memberships just > cast out further and more frequently. Those with idle unpaid > memberships are waiting for the big fish. The question is, should the > dating site identify the pro fishermen from the amateurs? I think the > amateur fisherman would rather keep their hooks in the water. The > fish, meanwhile, would want to see when someone last logged in. That's > the best indicator of activity and the potential to respond. Still, is > 3 weeks long enough? How about 3 months? Anyone who hasn't been > active in 3 months would be very unlikely to respond. > > Hart goes on to contend that her client is, “The perfect example of a > man who is really attractive, extremely eligible and gainfully > employed. He’s writing to people and hears nothing back from them. Is > that because they’re not interested? That’s highly unlikely.” > > What she isn’t taking into account is that there could be numerous > factors contributing to his failure on the dating site. His photo, > profile, what he says in his emails, and even his dating strategy > could be letting him down. > > As Hart is seeking a Jury trial, it will all come down to what the > people decide and how strong Sean McGinn’s claims of anguish can sway > them. Of course, the argument may be diluted by the fact that he did > eventually find his girlfriend on match.com according to a recent > report on Fox News. > > From: > http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/06/matchcom-lawsuit-update-and-thoughts.html > > > On 6/26/09, Bob Elzer <bob.el...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Was it Match.com >> >> LOL >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of >> Stephen >> Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 9:51 AM >> To: Main PLUG discussion list >> Subject: Re: OT: Match.com's Message System Exposes Private "Outside" >> Email >> Addresses >> >> Hey i used to be Tech support and very competent... then the incompetent >> company fell apart... its still there but a disaster of a company..... >> >> On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 9:48 AM, >> kitepi...@kitepilot.com<kitepi...@kitepilot.com> wrote: >>>>> if actually READ by a competent person would tell the tale ... >>> C'mon, you're kidding us, are you? >>> "competent person" in "technical support" of "Corporate America" is >>> just an overblown fairy tale... >>> ;-) >>> ET >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> >> Stephen >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > -- > (503)754-4452 tribe.obnosis.com > scientology.obnosis.com > plug.obnosis.com > -- (503)754-4452 tribe.obnosis.com scientology.obnosis.com plug.obnosis.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
