Somebody thinks people care about a guy named MEEK who died 50 years ago? A person like that has lost touch with reality, so no wonder he'll keep people on the mailing list. How could anyone NOT want to know about some obscure nobody who has an obscure connection to the MEEK freak?
Ask the average person and you'll get a blank look. Who? Never heard of him. Meek? You say "He wrote TELSTAR." And they say, "Never heard it." Fact is, there are several generations who have NOT heard this song, EVER. Consider there are several generations who also haven't heard a Phil Spector production or, having heard it, cared. What, no vocoder? No cursing?
So I feel for the poor guy who is getting emails he no longer wants, on people who NEVER MEANT ANYTHING IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I know the feeling. I get emails from clueless fanboys. I also find myself DISOBEYED by companies who do NOT follow my instructions.
I took one of my websites OFF automatic renewal. The prick involved doesn't appreciate what I do for him, so he can pay for it or fuck off. Guess what. The other day I got a notice, "Your site has been automatically renewed." I'm out $25. Wait till next year.
I am going to write a letter saying, "DO NOT RENEW AGAIN. DO IT TO ME AGAIN AND I'LL SUE YOU FOR TREBLE DAMAGES, YOU SNEAKS."
For several days, I've gotten frantic emails from an admin with a forum I never visit. Back in the day, I was in several forums. Now, I hardly bother with any of 'em. THIS one, I only joined because I wanted to correct some misinformation. There was a dopey post on a celeb friend of mine, and I had to join in order to set the record straight.
The forum in question has just 120 idiot members who like to babble about science-fiction nonsense. Since that ain't me, I never went back after correcting the post, even though many were enthusiastic for MORE from me ("You know HER....wow...tell us...")
Lately I've gotten a bunch of emails because the forum was taken off line. No, not for piracy (they don't "share" shit). It's because the owner had a STROKE. The owner is in a LIFE AND DEATH CRISIS, which the clueless fantasy-lads of fanboy-world don't seem to understand.
Previous emails were basically: "I've contacted the wife. She won't return my emails. I tried her son. He won't respond either. I am SO frustrated! I love the forum! I know dozens feel the same way! We want to talk sci-fi! What can I do? I will keep trying to reach her and her son, so STAY TUNED."
Yeah. I sent his junk into the spam folder, but it kept piling up. Curious, I read one of the newer posts:
Do you believe it? OF COURSE YOU DO.
This is exactly how infantile, selfish, stupid "fans" are. They aren't in the real world. They are only concerned with their "fun." This guy wants to natter about science fiction, and another pathetic dozen or two like to natter with him. So he's been tormenting the wife and son of a desperately ill man.
Who knows, the wife might've HATED her hubby's silly hobby, and is glad his pals are in misery. She might resent that assholes want to continue without him. Whatever.
There are HOW many science fiction forums on the Net? HOW many Farcebook groups? People can easily go find other places to waste their time. THIS odd mod has to keep whining about THIS forum he can't do without.
Couldn't he just start up his own forum via a FREE forum hosting service? Couldn't he start a fucking FARCEBOOK version?
Today's email:
Yes, he is going to torture this aging woman until he gets his FUN back!
He's "desperate."
What's his next email going to say?
"I took a bus to a train and found Vickie, and put a light saber to her head. I rigged it to generate 50,000 volts of electricity. I told her to PUT THE FORUM BACK ON LINE OR I'D ZAP HER, AND THEN KILL HER SON AND HUSBAND..."
He'd get off, too. "I was desperate. She took away my FUN. I was entitled! It's what Voldemort would've done!!"
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