[PLUG] eBay scam

Jim Webb jimwebb at charter.net
Tue Jun 17 06:48:01 UTC 2003


Hear, hear or author, author, or encore!!!  I agree 100%.  Don't forget
the apparent decrease or apparent loss of the concept of ethics.  

Jim

On Tue, 2003-06-17 at 09:37, Rich Shepard wrote:

> On 17 Jun 2003, Holger Stephan wrote:
> 
> > As one who earns his living with copyrighted IP I really feel like
> > turning this <german>Saftsack</german> in. Would you? And where?
> 
> Holger,
> 
>   Please do turn him in to both eBay and VMware. It's illegal and it hurts
> us all.
> 
>   The mis-placed idealism from some on this list is sometimes amusing and
> sometimes annoying. It was the same naive idealism that resulted in
> yellow-painted bicycles in downtown Portland for _everyone's_ use. Need a
> ride? Take a bike and leave it for the next person. Guess what? Every single
> bike was stolen and not recovered. Where's this program now in support of
> "freedom of transportation"?
> 
>   How many of you have seen people pushing shopping carts stolen from
> supermarkets? Do you know that those carts cost a minimum of $275 each?
> Guess who's paying for the thefts? We all are in higher prices in the store.
> 
>   If you were a farmer, how would you feel about folks walking through your
> fields and taking crops because everyone has the right to be fed?
> 
>   Perhaps the reason some of you are unemployed is because others with your
> philosophy, values and total disregard for anyone else's rights stole the
> product of the greedy, scum-sucking, filthy capitalist who employed you.
> May the next language you learn include the phrases, "Do you want fries with
> that?" and "Regular or premium?"
> 
>   Too many people today have either forgotten, or never learned, how to
> function as a part of a society. There's an almost complete lack of
> courtesy, consideration of others and a willingness to work with a group for
> the betterment of all. Starting about 20 years ago the mantra used to be "me
> first". Now it's "me only, and screw you, too".
> 
>   Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary -- go ask your parents who they are)
> accurately summarized this change during their 25th anniversary concert
> several years ago. He pointed out the history of American society as
> reflected by the magazines available. First there was "Life". Then there was
> "People". After this came "Us". Now we have "Self".
> 
>   My wish is that someday you grow up and become both responsible and
> productive to society as a whole. In the meantime I'd appreciate not knowing
> that you support theft and other illegal acts.
> 
> Rich
> 
> Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
> 
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