Re: John Doe - Professional Spammer

John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> wrote in

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>

Right or worng, you're still a fruitcake!

Smoooch!

Bertie

> The user's network (USENET) is a huge collection of noncommercial

> unmoderated forums for discussion of every topic known to man (and

> woman). Many newsgroups, like this (comp.speech.users), are for users

> discussing speech recognition and providing technical help to other

> users.

>

> Advertising a commercial web site here is prohibited. Microphone

> sellers like Martin Markoe should show respect for other sellers and

> regular users of speech-recognition by following the rules:

>

> ... in the body of your post, do not include a link to a commercial

> web site if you have any commercial interest in that web site, that

> includes complementary (tit-for-tat) microphone and speech-recognition

> product vendor web sites.

>

> ... if you include a signature, keep it to four lines or less.

>

> ... you may include links to your commercial web site in a signature.

>

> Otherwise, a spammer like Martin Markoe gets into a dispute with a

> competing vendor and starts littering his posts with links to his

> commercial web site. That abuse of this unmoderated USENET discussion

> group frustrates other vendors and annoys speech-recognition users.

>

> Commercial web site operators are welcome to offer help, but we have

> limitations on advertising here on the unmoderated USENET in order to

> keep the discussion focused on users and to keep it from

> disintegrating into a commercial dogfight.

>

>

>

> Martin Markoe (from eMicrophones, Inc) harasses and stalks others, and

> he violates the privacy of innocent people who have nothing to do with

> his malicious practices. By itself, Martin Markoe's willingness to

> push microphones on disabled users (whose problems usually have

> nothing to do with a microphone) provides insight into Martin's

> malicious character.

>

> Anyone can express his (or her) opinion here on USENET, but

> advertising is not allowed except in groups specifically labeled for

> selling things like forsale and marketplace .

>

> Following are a few quotes to help illustrate the annoyance and

> frustration spam from Martin Markoe (of eMicrophones, Inc) can cause

> for users seeking help in this speech users group and why advertising

> is prohibited here.

>

> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/3becc9fa6c340ffc?

>

> You are not a technologist. You sell microphones.

>

> Marty, how come whenever someone disagrees with you, you get into this

> high school urinating contest mode? Actually I can't find your

> credentials anywhere either, except as a guy selling something.

>

> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/473a2b3f9dd6a0f0?

>

> Man you really are full of yourself! Just leave me alone. I asked you

> a question. Silly me, I wanted to know what I was buying before I

> bought it. How absurd! I then get email after email after email from

> you telling me that you won't answer my question and trying to justify

> it. Lets cut the crap. You won't answer my question. I won't buy from

> you. So now go away and let me get USEFUL information from someone who

> will be honest with me instead of evasive, devisive and insulting!

>

> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/d256b8b7563712e9?

>

> More importantly I am not here touting my business. A position which

> makes anything you say suspect, doesn't it.

>

> I have been watching this group for a long time and you have managed

> to turn it into the eMicrophones, Inc. mail list. Almost no one with

> expertise posts here any longer.

>

> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/6014c0e38032578f?

>

> Is anyone else beyond annoyed with the two pathetically desperate

> "small business owners" that have driven this group into the ground?

>

> I subscribed 6 months ago hoping to learn something about the

> "state-of-the-art" in voice recognition from the user's perspective.

>

> All I've managed to learn is that most users are apparently being

> ripped off by over-charging slimy weaseloid microphone hawkers.

>

> Martin Markoe and Mr. "speaktoyourpc.com", I beg you to consider the

> number of potential customers you're pissing off before you further

> demonstrate your witlessness by posting again. Your childish

> King-of-the-Group games should've stopped a loooong time ago.

>

> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/3b57c2d47a1d5994?

>

> Well said...Refreshing.

>

> [That in response to the prior message.]

>

> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/ce73180162c1d199?

>

> ... dealing with you on the newsgroups is not an easy thing and most

> always turns into some type of flaming war.

>

> ... you do get into fights with many regarding microphones and you do

> wave your website around more often than necessary and you don't

> always tell the truth about competitive products.

>

> I didn't respond because I simply did not want to get into another

> fight which is the reason my posts have been very light in the last

> few months.

>

> Here are my qualifications. Certified and trained for Philips

> SpeechMagic, IBM ViaVoice, IBM Medspeak, Kurzweil VoiceMed, Dragon

> NaturallySpeaking Enterprise & L&H VoiceXpress... So please, don't

> call me a "Charlatan" because it is simply not true.

>

> And believe me when I tell you that some users actually get better

> recognition from $20 headsets than with $100 headsets.

>

> I see vendors posting all the time and as long as you are not a member

> of the newsgroup, there aren't constant one-up battles.

>

> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/ba6cc5fd879272fd?

>

> After getting caught with his pants down regarding his so called

> privacy policy, Martin continues to make a complete ass out of

> himself.

>

> With this pattern of behaviour, the next step is usually

> stalking--email stalking (... to menacingly spread deceit)

>

> [Martin Markoe does that.]

>

> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/84f362b69d93a460?

>

> ... you don't see the authors in all the newsgroups in a constant

> battle. Only with you Marty.

>

> I have seen posts from you that link to as many as 8 direct links to

> your website (all in one post) and your signatures fall within 5 or 10

> lines long. In my book, that's called SPAMMING.

>

> ... about 2 weeks ago, you claimed to have sold thousands of GN MPA

> Satellites. I know for a fact that is not true.

>

> Guess what Marty.... I have a life. I don't have time to live on the

> newsgroups as you do.

>

> This is the 2nd time you have mentioned me being moderated on user

> groups. Last time, you apologized about confusing me with someone

> else. YOU ARE OUT OF CONTROL MARTY MARKOE.

>

> Marty, your constant abuse on these newsgroups... must come to an end.

>

> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/5585a5e972b1cc1c?

>

> I give up. I've dealt with delusional people like you before, and it

> leads to nowhere... you continue attacking people who are FAR more

> experienced and qualified than you, not to mention professional.

>

> See also:

> "Martin Markoe" <martin emicrophones.com>

> ... <martin speechcontrol.com>

> ... <mmarkoe optonline.net>

> "Michael Mendick" <michael emicrophones.com>

> billyrichbroker yahoo.com

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> From: "mmarkoe optonline.net" <mmarkoe optonline.net>

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> Subject: John Doe - Professional Spammer

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