Yup. That's it, Josh. As a recovering masochist, this tactic rests particularly uneasily in my psyche.
Do you see how it comes off, Paul? Marketing by insult doesn't work. Jan On 2/19/07, Josh Leo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't check the group very often, and read maybe 3 emails out of 50, so > i > probably skipped over your first one > > I think your methods for motivation are not thought out... > > Here is what you did: > 1. insulted an entire country > 2. insulted the videobloggers in that country > 3. insulted the yahoo group they are members of > 4. claim that all members of the group are only concerned with > materialistic > matters > > you need to re-think your methodology... > > I worry that your desire to help charity is equal to your desire to earn > hits to popularize your site... > > I think there are plenty of people interested in helping charitable causes > but the way to get them involved is not to insult them because they didn't > respond to your one email > > > > > On 2/17/07, Paul Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Please, please, please, just read the e-mail, that's all you need to > > do, please try to be completely un american about this and at least > > give me some help on this, I don't ask for much, just that you read > > the f'ing e-mail. All I want is support not money, I rally should be > > typing this is capital letters, really. > > > > JUST DIGG ME FOR f's SAKE, make this popular, not for me, BUT FOR THE > > CHARITY, that's how thing usually WORK right? > > > > And send me any jokes that you feel would make people belly laugh, > > there is an incentive for you all. > > > > But hey, I suppose all that motivates this group is money, or toys > > (gadgets) or a discussion about being banned from youtube, big deal, > > I just expected something more from the 1000's of people here, who > > are selfish enough not to share their success with anyone less worthy. > > > > The best way to proceed with this argument is to stop saying hey, I > > never saw the e-mail and taking steps, personally if you want to, to > > get these posts to greater media, posting diggs and technoriaties or > > comments on vlogs etc. This is one of the reasons i got into > > vlogging in the first place and to be ignored by the "great and the > > Good" ha, is just not good enough. > > > > I have seen it before in this clique, a community, ha! > > So log as you can't hold a get together in NY, you are forgotten and > > ignored. > > This group IS made up of more people from outside the US than you think! > > Stop being so f'ing selfish. > > > > Paul Knight > > > > (BTW anyone from outside the UK can't contribute to this Charity, but > > I just need digging so that people know what I am doing to raise > > cash, simple enough for you to understand, or shall I elucidate some > > more) > > On 17 Feb 2007, at 20:54, Gena wrote:Gena > > > > > > > Hey Paul, This is the first that I'm seeing the post. I didn't even > > > know that you were sick. Besides, you know how many posts flow through > > > the group. You also know that sometimes posts are delayed from > > > appearing through no fault of the postee. > > > > > > If you posted this Friday UK that is in the early morning California > > > PST (i.e. 2-3am) I'm not reading, I'm sleeping! Literally! > > > > > > Also I have to say that if I see something titled Charity Event that > > > generally means it is something to attend and since I am on > > > transportation lock down I might have ignored it even if I had seen it > > > which I didn't cuz I was sleep. > > > > > > Titles man, descriptive titles go a long way to drawing attention. > > > Let me read what you have proposed and we'll see if we can pass it > > > down the line and get some reactions. > > > > > > P.S. If it ever comes up in Parliament I would like to propose that > > > the UK switch to Pacific Standard Time. I realize it would be a major > > > disruption but sacrifices have to be made to promote international > > > unity. Or effective group communications. > > > > > > Yeah, the finger is waving. In a Moe Howard kind of way but lovingly > > > none the less. > > > > > > Gena > > > http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com > > > http://pcclibtech.blogspot.com > > > http://voxmedia.org/wiki/Video > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com<videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > > Paul Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Lovely Lovely Vloggers out there, > > > > > > > > As some British people know or are aware of, Comic Relief is only a > > > > month away, I have been to sainsburys and got my red nose and > > > > holographic chocolate and this time, because I was a few months late > > > > at starting this rollercoaster of a ride into internet video, I want > > > > to do my bit for this wonderful charity. I have started doing a joke > > > > a day on my website, http://pjkproductions.blogspot.com and have > > > > managed to get a comic relief donate button so anyone, well just > > > this > > > > country actually can donate to to this worthy cause directly. > > > > > > > > The cause is basically simple, instead of Rock Stars doing live aid, > > > > you get the best comics from all over the world to do their bit for > > > > free to raise funds for African Kids who have been effected by war > > > > and famine to kids in this country who are carers for disabled > > > > relitives the mentally ill, the kids who are effected by drink and > > > > drugs, loads of things like that. I think it is possibly the best > > > > Charity event of the year, it culminates in a big show on BBC TV on > > > > March 16th this year. > > > > > > > > Anyway what I am doing is posting a joke a day for the next 30 days > > > > until Red Nose Day 2007, I have posted my first today and need a > > > > little help with a few things. > > > > > > > > 1. I want to make this quite popular, in doing so I need to know how > > > > to get the message out there, digg might be good, but I have only > > > > once been dugg, so if someone could digg me who people listen to > > > that > > > > would help. > > > > > > > > 2. If you would like to send me a joke to use I will credit you, > > > also > > > > if you want to tell a joke on video, even better. > > > > > > > > 3. If you like the idea of giving but you live in the rest of the > > > > world besides the UK, you can of course use my paypal donate button, > > > > which takes money from anywhere, I will from there pass it on. > > > > > > > > Many Thanks for any help you can give me. > > > > > > > > I am getting slowly better. > > > > > > > > Paul knight > > > > > > > > > > > > That was posted on Friday and nothing so far, I am not asking for > > > > money from anywhere out of the UK just need some help, or am I wrong > > > > again???? > > > > > > > > PJK > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > -- > Josh Leo > > www.JoshLeo.com > www.WanderingWestMichigan.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! 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