Privacy and GUU

[frikativ54]

Re: Privacy and GUU

Why bring this up? I think you just made it worst for yourself.
Most people here are going to start wondering and will start to google you. Many Many times in the past you have posted your views and thougths and if people google you they will find the same things they already know.

I guess I didn't realize the repercussions; I thought we could have a civilized discussion about privacy and GUU. But like so many things on this forum, people are more concerned with people than ideas. I find it kind of amusing; I want to talk about privacy, and all of a sudden everyone googles me.

[Vintagedeputy]

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I have been on vacation so I guess that I missed some of this -

First off, for the record, let me state that I will not be googling you....

now, let me see if I understand "today's" rant:

1 - you dont like being called by your first name

2 - you dont like anyone on the internet to know that you collect game used stuff

wow, glad that I clarified all that in my head. Now I can enjoy the rest of my vacation here in sunny Mexico..........

ps - who do I speak to about getting that 10 minutes of my life back?

[platinum1]

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I have been on vacation so I guess that I missed some of this -

First off, for the record, let me state that I will not be googling you....

now, let me see if I understand "today's" rant:

1 - you dont like being called by your first name

2 - you dont like anyone on the internet to know that you collect game used stuff

wow, glad that I clarified all that in my head. Now I can enjoy the rest of my vacation here in sunny Mexico..........

ps - who do I speak to about getting that 10 minutes of my life back?

Dont worry about getting 10 minutes of your life back. Just go to the bar and ask for Squirt with tequila and all your worries will be gone.

[Mr.3000]

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I guess I didn't realize the repercussions; I thought we could have a civilized discussion about privacy and GUU. But like so many things on this forum, people are more concerned with people than ideas. I find it kind of amusing; I want to talk about privacy, and all of a sudden everyone googles me.

Wow. Just wow. Let me see if I get thsi all. You post on many, many forums about your love of game used memorabilia, Jeff Bagwell, the Astros, squirrels, food and atheism. You have pictures of yourself plastered all over the world wide web. Yet, you want privacy? And your beef today (no different from may others days from what I've seen) is your dislike for people calling you by your first name?

All I can say is, we don't always get what we want. I'm sure we can all respect your wish to not be addressed by your first name. Past that, I can't see how much more privacy you can expect on the internet or GUU.

[ndevlin]

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If you are worried about privacy, which is no problem, I dont blame you. You should definitely consider taking off your phone # unless you own a business I suppose. Not only could people call you, it also tells us where you are located and who your provider is. Maybe taking off your email? People can just google you with that as well.

I myself didnt like my name and email on the web, but after a while I didnt really mind it as much. Guess I just got more comfortable with it and now I dont care.

[worldchamps]

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Goggle is an awesome thing....honestly when people started calling you Leslie, I assumed you were a guy and people were being mean calling you a name you did not like...goggle tells alot

Here is an interesting quote I found from Jeff Bagwell and his retirement press conference....goggle helped me find this


What led you to this decision? "What led me to this decision was the tremendous amount of pain that I couldn't deal with anymore. I played a couple days in a row, I came out that first game and then I played a couple of days and I got through it and I said 'Alright, let's see what's happening here.' I had to come out in the game in Detroit this week -- and I said I wasn't going to embarrass myself, and I felt like this was a joke. I could not get the ball to the infielders, and they were on the grass. God bless my teammates, even from the pitchers who come get the ball from me, it's amazing how great they've been through this. I just could not get it to them and I said this is not what I want. I'm not going to continue to do this. We are defending our National League championship this year and I'm not going to be this kind of distraction of a broken-down first baseman who can't throw to the infielders. I said I've got to go in a different direction."

[frikativ54]

Re: Privacy and GUU

What led you to this decision? "What led me to this decision was the tremendous amount of pain that I couldn't deal with anymore. I played a couple days in a row, I came out that first game and then I played a couple of days and I got through it and I said 'Alright, let's see what's happening here.' I had to come out in the game in Detroit this week -- and I said I wasn't going to embarrass myself, and I felt like this was a joke. I could not get the ball to the infielders, and they were on the grass. God bless my teammates, even from the pitchers who come get the ball from me, it's amazing how great they've been through this. I just could not get it to them and I said this is not what I want. I'm not going to continue to do this. We are defending our National League championship this year and I'm not going to be this kind of distraction of a broken-down first baseman who can't throw to the infielders. I said I've got to go in a different direction."

I can be a fan of a player whom I don't agree with on everything. I am not so narrow-minded as to not root for a guy because he believes differently than I do. Bagwell never came out and said that Christianity was the source of all morality, like Berkman did. He wasn't out making comments about gay people; rather, he was concerning himself with baseball. And that's what I like, because I am a baseball fan, no matter my creed.

[both-teams-played-hard]

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What the Frik?

Since you are concerned about privacy, I will assume that ----------------is just a pseudonym. I will assume that isn't your real phone number. I will assume you fry squirrels in a popcorn popper. I will assume you love Jesus. I will also assume that you think W. keeps this country safe. I will assume you prefer a nice crease down the middle of your line-up cards.

Most famous people have mis-information on the 'net.
This post will rest in the anals of Google. Forever.

[camarokids]

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Actually, I think it is pretty cool , I google "Devil Rays game used bats".

Well Guess what?

At the top of the search results list is my Devil Rays Bats Wanted post on GUU!

[sylbry]

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I can be a fan of a player whom I don't agree with on everything. I am not so narrow-minded as to not root for a guy because he believes differently than I do. Bagwell never came out and said that Christianity was the source of all morality, like Berkman did. He wasn't out making comments about gay people; rather, he was concerning himself with baseball. And that's what I like, because I am a baseball fan, no matter my creed.

You called Josh Hamilton intollerant for asking a kid to recite a Bible verse before giving him a game used bat.

[bigtruck260]

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Frik -

Somehow, I think that this is just another one of your many attempts to cause controversy on this board. Now - everyone here (who bothered to test your hypothesis) knows what you look like. We know you are from Oregon, and that you have beliefs that you are passionate about.

Seems pretty normal to me. So normal in fact, that I wonder if you WANTED us all to check out your Google hits to learn more about your personal life outside of this board. For someone who is concerned about privacy, you don't hide much.

[platinum1]

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Frik -

Somehow, I think that this is just another one of your many attempts to cause controversy on this board. Now - everyone here (who bothered to test your hypothesis) knows what you look like. We know you are from Oregon, and that you have beliefs that you are passionate about.

Seems pretty normal to me. So normal in fact, that I wonder if you WANTED us all to check out your Google hits to learn more about your personal life outside of this board. For someone who is concerned about privacy, you don't hide much.

AMEN!!
OOPS CAN I SAY THAT

[Jags Fan Dan]

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I've known quite a few people in my life, but I have never known anyone who believed so strongly in not believing in something.

[ironmanfan]

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I swear to God that I'm an atheist

[frikativ54]

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What the Frik?

Since you are concerned about privacy, I will assume that [Frik] Zukor of Oregon is just a pseudonym. I will assume that isn't your real phone number. I will assume you fry squirrels in a popcorn popper. I will assume you love Jesus. I will also assume that you think W. keeps this country safe. I will assume you prefer a nice crease down the middle of your line-up cards.

Most famous people have mis-information on the 'net.
This post will rest in the anals of Google. Forever.

Perhaps you don't know the difference between anals and annals. But I don't know what you have against me personally. I have a very dear fondness for squirrels, and I have taken 10,000+ pictures of them, which I store on my computer file. I would never fry them. I don't love Jesus, but I don't have any problems with those that do, so long as they are not intolerant. And it is forcing one's religion upon others when Josh Hamilton makes a kid recite Bible verses to get a game-used bat. What does that say to atheists like me? Apparently, that we are undeserving of game-used equipment. Bush keeps America safe? I don't know of a President who has made a country as great a breeding ground for terrorists as G.W. Bush has done to Iraq. Maybe Ronald Reagan, but I know you are being sarcastic, so I won't belabor the point.

When I clearly make a request not to be called by my first name, and then you put my full name in print, it is extremely disrespectful. I thought this forum was about collectors respecting other collectors, and you have done hardly that.