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What an interesting reply, though!
It takes more than one business day to respond?
No, it takes approximately 5 minutes to pick up the phone and apologize and offfer to hand over the domain names.
No offence, guys. You're a game store, not Hasbro. Amanda, have a quick chat with Nate if you really feel you have to, but it doesn't take much. It'll take less time than it took you to write that reply to Sebastrd, above - I don't think The Wyvern's Tale folks will want to hang on the phone and chat for an hour about the weather.
However this barrage of attacks is serving to do nothing except inflame a situation that was actually going to be resolved quite peacefully before this all began had we been given more than 1 business day to respond to the initial message.
This is remarkably disingenous. It wasn't going to be resolved peacefully until we all got involved. If it hadn't been reported in the news, nothing would have happened. Here's the timeline:
As for the "constant barrage of attacks" - here's a good rule of thumb; perhaps they could write it down somewhere so they don't forget:
If you don't want people to criticize you for doing bad things, don't do bad things.
The people criticizing you aren't the ones in the wrong. You don't get to blame them for your actions.
[Edit - I had a list of suggestions here for how to fix the situation, but it's really The Wyvern's Take's place to make those requests, not mine.]
Hillside Games said:I appreciate your comments over email instead of my Facebook page. Allowing for more than a business day to deal with such matters is frequently necessary. As matters proceed forward please note that according to ICANN policy domain names can not be released for 60 days after registration. We are not ignoring the issue, I can assure you. However this barrage of attacks is serving to do nothing except inflame a situation that was actually going to be resolved quite peacefully before this all began had we been given more than 1 business day to respond to the initial message. The barrage of emails and Facebook messages I/we have received have been both threatening and harassing.
You however seem to be a competent and reasonable Individual. I am sure that my reply to you will be relayed back. If this barrage of attacks stops on our pages we will be able to enter into a proper discourse with the individual's that we actually need to talk with.
Hillside Games
What an interesting reply, though!
It takes more than one business day to respond?
No, it takes approximately 5 minutes to pick up the phone and apologize and offfer to hand over the domain names.
No offence, guys. You're a game store, not Hasbro. Amanda, have a quick chat with Nate if you really feel you have to, but it doesn't take much. It'll take less time than it took you to write that reply to Sebastrd, above - I don't think The Wyvern's Tale folks will want to hang on the phone and chat for an hour about the weather.
However this barrage of attacks is serving to do nothing except inflame a situation that was actually going to be resolved quite peacefully before this all began had we been given more than 1 business day to respond to the initial message.
This is remarkably disingenous. It wasn't going to be resolved peacefully until we all got involved. If it hadn't been reported in the news, nothing would have happened. Here's the timeline:
- On 18 February 2012, Hillside Games, Inc. registered www.thewyvenrstale.com, .net, .org, .us, .mobi, .info.
- -On 27 February 2012, The Wyvern's Tale LLC, through the medium of Facebook, announced that Hillside Games, Inc registered the aforementioned domain names on the aforementioned date. Let the record show that these announcements did contain some emotional language.
- -On 28 February 2012, the Chief Financial Officer of Hillside Games, Inc. contacted the proprietors of The Wyvern's Tale LLC and demanded that all related posts be removed from Facebook and that The Wyvern's Tale LLC issue a public, written apology, lest they bring suit for libel.
As for the "constant barrage of attacks" - here's a good rule of thumb; perhaps they could write it down somewhere so they don't forget:
If you don't want people to criticize you for doing bad things, don't do bad things.
The people criticizing you aren't the ones in the wrong. You don't get to blame them for your actions.
[Edit - I had a list of suggestions here for how to fix the situation, but it's really The Wyvern's Take's place to make those requests, not mine.]
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