Randy Cassingham's Blog

Posted by tony, japan on April 5, 2007:

>>>Alright I warned you. I advised you I was An Attorney.

While his stupidity is remarkable, I also find it amazing that he appears to believe people should be intimidated by the fact that he is a lawyer. Could this be because he thinks he has the power to make us do his bidding, or because he knows he has the ability to drag us through a long and costly legal battle?

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My guess: more of the former than the latter, with "he thinks" being the key.... -rc

Posted by John, Denver, CO on May 21, 2011:

"Have your autoresponder get with my autoresponder."

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Maybe they can do lunch! -rc

Posted by John frDetroit on May 21, 2011:

I have seen worse. I see "Unsubscribe" me to usenet news groups and such "Stop sending me this stuff".

Of course with Usenet your client has to go fetch, nothing is actually SENT to you ever.

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Yep: the idiots continue to provide entertainment! -rc

Posted by jerry, marina del rey, ca on May 21, 2011:

and, you're surprised at these bozos becaaaaause????....

[grin]

i'm a headhunter. you ought to see the resumes i receive from supposedly educated upper echelon managers who are running divisions or entire companies! guess that silly book larnin' stuff just doesn't apply.

Posted by Lisa in Greeley, CO on May 21, 2011:

I am not at all surprised by the attorney's repeated attempts at intimidating your autoresponse program. In my job, I've spoken to many attorneys who are indignant that I'm asking them to comply with a legally-binding contract which they have signed with my company. They are often frustrating, but always entertaining.

Posted by David, Winnipeg on May 21, 2011:

Aww, I really was hoping you'd keep up the autoresponders just for the pure entertainment value of Ron and Sk8Er!

So, if there's no autoresponders any more, then what would have happened if Ron and Sk8Er had sent their original messages as-is nowadays? Just an automatic removal from all lists they are on? Not fun enough, IMHO. (And I was really hoping Ron would pursue legal action!)

Posted by BB California on May 21, 2011:

"3) that it's impossible for me to personally handle the on/off/address change needs of over 200,000 readers of the more-than-half-dozen lists I own (and, of course, virtually no one says which list they want to be deleted from!)"

This bothers me because you are making a very broad assumption that everyone SHOULD know that you have all these other lists and the work involved for YOU should be considered when unsubscribing. You imply that anyone who doesn't know this is an idiot. Why would anyone know this information if they simply subscribed to a newsletter?

Don't get me wrong, these people are pretty stupid but you are a little arrogant in thinking that everyone should obviously know about all of the issues YOU have to deal with when they unsubscribe. Most people, couldn't care less what your issues are in maintaining your lists. This is YOUR job, not theirs. Do you always consider the impact you have on a company when you contact them and every move THEY must make to satisfy you? I sincerely doubt it.

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I never said they should know anything about my operations here. I'm simply showing why it's so difficult for me to handle what they agreed to do by getting their subscription. Why, exactly, are you so defensive about this? -rc

Posted by Diane, Arizona on May 21, 2011:

Bad enough to be thought an idiot, but some go out of their way to (repeatedly) prove it....

Posted by Colin, Melbourne, Australia on May 22, 2011:

Reminds me of The Great HumourNet Unsubscription-Fee Debacle. :)

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I'm quite sure I let Vince know about this at the time. If nothing else, he'll read about it in tonight's Premium issue. -rc

Posted by Desert_Don, Washington on May 22, 2011:

Gee Randy, thanks for the free entertainment, especially today's comments from BB.
I find myself wondering if he's Sk8Er/Ron the law suusuit atty? Perhaps you should have checked his ISP, just in case!

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This long after the events, anything is possible. But then, isn't it more likely both of them are dead by now, in spectacular Darwin Awards fashion? -rc