abandonist
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I'm not sure you're accomplishing what you think you're accomplishing.
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Have any of You ever been in Eastern Europe?
Thing is, while Vik is dealing with people from different countries, he still lives in Belarus, right? ...
I can assure You, most of them can't speak English, and most of them are as intolerant as he is.
You've missed the idea entirely. The idea is, trying to "stigmatize" him wouldn't work. Someone had an idea, to let know "everyone he ever talked to" that he is intolerant. And that wouldn't work. I mean, I don't get why everyone is so surprised with Belarusian being not-very-friendly towards gay people. I'm not saying it's ok, but I'm puzzled why everyone seems to be so surprised.This idea of "Everyone here hates gays guys, not just him, so it's ok." ...... isn't ok.
Again, missing the point. I'm like, "contact them all, good luck".Speaking or not speaking English is not part of the whole issue. Anyway, Vik's English is pretty good as far as I can tell, he deals with international clients on a global market, so no excuse here either.
You've missed the idea entirely. The idea is, trying to "stigmatize" him wouldn't work. Someone had an idea, to let know "everyone he ever talked to" that he is intolerant. And that wouldn't work. I mean, I don't get why everyone is so surprised with Belarusian being not-very-friendly towards gay people. I'm not saying it's ok, but I'm puzzled why everyone seems to be so surprised.
Again, missing the point. I'm like, "contact them all, good luck".
What I'm trying to say, is this guy is apparently skilled luthier. And this is all that matters from my point of view. Being a dick is not illegal as far as I remember, so why would I care, as a customer what the guy is about? I'm paying for his skills, not how decent human being he is.
Being a dick is not illegal as far as I remember, so why would I care, as a customer what the guy is about?
Tell me how only Vik is delaying everything. A lot of small, and not so small custom shops has problems with delays, and refunds. And again - he's a terrible businessman, no doubts about it.
What made You think I'm defending him? I'm just against making it so over the top.
What I'm trying to say, is this guy is apparently skilled luthier. And this is all that matters from my point of view. Being a dick is not illegal as far as I remember, so why would I care, as a customer what the guy is about? I'm paying for his skills, not how decent human being he is. Although, he should get a PR guy if he cannot deal with that by himself, but that's different matter.
Tell me how only Vik is delaying everything.
Still happening.The thread is still going because like clockwork every two days, some new person drops in, reads the first page, and voices some ignorant thought about how Vik is just expressing an opinion that has nothing to do with his business and it shouldn't affect anything and it's not hateful and the upset ones are hateful.
Did he charge anyone double? If he didn't, then there's no case. If someone will tell You, that tuning pegs will be made out of elephants' horn, will You believe it, and take it to the court? Sorry, comment on FB is not violation of anything. Show me invoice with gay person being charged double. Or stop making a problem bigger than it is.Charging gay people double - regardless if it was a joke or not - is a human rights violation.
Go through NGDs in here. Do I remember correctly someone had a Jackson delayed by a year or so? I do remember however a Jackson custom with wrong specification. Actually, two of them.He's taking huge - multiyear - delays in producing and shipping PAYING CUSTOMERS' instruments
(Almost) everyone is doing that. I hate it as much as You do, much that's how it is.while putting endorsees at the top of the list.
I'm not. I don't care who he is, I don't have his guitar, and not going to buy one anytime soon. Just enjoying a discussion really. I'm having fun, do You?Why are you trying so hard to defend him?
What I'm trying to say, is this guy is apparently skilled luthier. And this is all that matters from my point of view. Being a dick is not illegal as far as I remember, so why would I care, as a customer what the guy is about? I'm paying for his skills, not how decent human being he is.
And for the record, if I see Clapton say something racist, then yeah, I probably won't buy a Clapton album.
Clapton is in a weird spot between racist and I don't know what. I mean there was that incident at one of his concerts in the 70's but he frequently hung out with Jimi Hendrix (hell he even bought him a left handed strat for his birthday but jimi passed on before he could give it to him) and he plays with Buddy Guy and B.B. King a lot as well. So who the hell knows.Clapton is pretty ....ing racist