[LRUG] ADVICE

[Anon lrugdev]

Translation: There's no way to run damage control on this publicly


On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Steve Buckley <
sbuckley at globalpersonals.co.uk> wrote:

> Correct.
>
> I'll reiterate one last time, I'm no longer discussing this on the mailing
> list.
> If anyone wants more info or wants to press the issue, my email address is
> included here. I will reply to any enquiries on the matter but I will not
> reply to the mailing list.
>
> Steve
>
> On 29 May 2013, at 14:48, Anon lrugdev <anonlrugdev at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This does not correlate with my experiences.
>
> "over four years ago" would put the date at at least May 2009. The CH4
> article is dated Nov 2012. Are you saying that CH4 were investigating you
> three years after Global Personals supposedly cleared its act up?
>
>
> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Steve Buckley <
> sbuckley at globalpersonals.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Anon,
>>
>> There are a number of reasons why I asked for any follow-up discussion to
>> be taken off this mailer and the factual inconsistencies in your response
>> are one of the primary factors.
>> Global Personals made the decision to eliminate this particular practice
>> over four years ago, years before any exposé by any media outlet.
>> I could spend the entire day describing in immense detail the amount of
>> time and effort Global has invested into cleaning up the dating industry
>> but again, it's simply not relevant to this group.
>>
>> If any LRUG member has been considering applying to work for us or has
>> blacklisted us as a result of this particular chain of emails then I
>> wholeheartedly encourage you to give me a shout, in private, and allow me
>> the opportunity to tell our side of the story. If, after said discussion,
>> you still consider Global a morally reprehensible company then so be it.
>> Everyone is entitled to their opinion, I'd simply rather those opinions
>> were based on facts rather than assumptions of guilt.
>>
>> Steve
>> *
>> *
>> On 29 May 2013, at 11:55, Anon lrugdev <anonlrugdev at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Steve,
>>
>> I am a single father who signed up via a Global Personals affiliate site
>> a couple of years back. Over the course of approximately 9 months I entered
>> into long term communication with two women who made excuses not to meet up
>> and both abruptly disappeared at exactly the same time.
>>
>> When I was made privy to the piece that CH4 had done on you I literally
>> felt sick. I had shared very personal details with these corporate avatars
>> and they had given me months of false hope. I felt exploited and utterly
>> humiliated.  Had it been anything else I would have been very vocal and
>> public on the matter but due to the immensely embarrassing nature of the
>> incident I have been forced to privately bare the humiliation without
>> recompense.
>>
>> I really don't care how you attempt to spin things for Global Personals,
>> from my experience any company which in the past has engaged in such levels
>> of moral corruption is unlikely to have changed, especially given that it
>> took exposure by mainstream media to get you to stop such depraved
>> practices rather then amending morally indefensible actions on your own
>> volition.
>>
>> Anon.
>>
>>
>>  *
>> Steve Buckley*
>> Technical Recruitment Manager @globaldev <https://twitter.com/globaldev>
>> *P:  *01753 271289
>> *M: *07538 647117
>>
>>
>> <globaldev-logo.png> <http://www.globaldev.co.uk/>
>>  <http://www.globaldev.co.uk/>
>>
>>
>> Global Personals is a limited company registered in England and Wales.
>>
>> Registered number: 04880697
>>
>> Registered office: Minton Place, Victoria Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4
>> 1EG, United Kingdom
>>
>
>
> *
> Steve Buckley*
> Technical Recruitment Manager @globaldev <https://twitter.com/globaldev>
> *P:  *01753 271289
> *M: *07538 647117
>
>
>  <http://www.globaldev.co.uk>
>  <http://www.globaldev.co.uk>
>
>
> Global Personals is a limited company registered in England and Wales.
>
> Registered number: 04880697
>
> Registered office: Minton Place, Victoria Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4
> 1EG, United Kingdom
>
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