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A public appology
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I recently made a post on the fuel cost forum in which a directed an offensive comment at Mr John Eads of MDL.
It was a post made without thought, and was clearly offensive and for this I unreservedly apologise to him, and anyone who was offended by my language.
I had been drinking, but that is never an excuse.
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Re: A public appology
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Jez we all make mistakes
all i can say is it is out of character for you and that it takes a better man to apopogise
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DAKA
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15/05/2008 16:06
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Re: A public appology
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Hear hear,
thats a great post jez and makes me think far more highly of MDL management.
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KevB
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15/05/2008 16:16
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Didn't get a PM did you?
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Re: A public appology
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heat, kitchen, etc, but it takes guts to apologise.
Incidentally, it's a quirk of the (wretched) Google search system that typing "Eads" in to the box, lists a selection of the posts, complete with the original wording. 
So one can delete/have a post deleted, but Mighty Google will continue to display it. An amuse-bouche for libel lawyers !
Edit: not that there was ANYTHING of remotely libellous intent in the posts in question IMHO. I was merely noting the delay between YBW's actions, and those of a well-known search engine - which presumably archives every trawl that its robots perform.
again....
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ACB
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15/05/2008 16:48
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Re: A public appology
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It's a marvelleous feature of Google that big corporates using pressure to get stuff removed from forums are frequently unable to suppress the info because of Google's cache feature!
Of course, MDL may be acting entirely reasonably by increasing their diesel prices on a daily basis. Road diesel prices have gone up by more than 25% and so I suppose that 77p is not way wrong.
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mikef
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15/05/2008 16:53
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Re: A public appology
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Change of nom de plume or did I miss it? Can you give us a link to this offensive post to save us the trouble of searching for it?
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I think Jez would quite like to let it lie on this occasion, he has held his hands up and apologised and I think we should leave it at that.
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mikef
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15/05/2008 16:59
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Re: A public appology
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Point of order Mr Chairman. There's no point in issuing a public apology if the public does'nt know what he's apologising about 
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rickp
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15/05/2008 16:59
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Re: A public appology
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Quote:
I think Jez would quite like to let it lie on this occasion, he has held his hands up and apologised and I think we should leave it at that.
I think the magazines should investigate the fuel pricing issues - but its not going to happen is it?
Rick
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S28
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15/05/2008 17:08
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Re: A public appology
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Quote:
Change of nom de plume or did I miss it? Can you give us a link to this offensive post to save us the trouble of searching for it?
The new one doesn't drink alcohol any more
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DAKA
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15/05/2008 17:10
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Re: A public appology
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I'm keen to see what happens after Novenber when the full duty comes in.
MDL have already contracted to their berth holders to give 10% off.
this will be valuable as it will include 10% of the duty.
Unless MDL load the price of course before they give the discount
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Re: A public appology
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If you direct the question to editorial they may be able to offer an answer.
Both Stewart on MBM on Rob on MBY are good listeners
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MapisM
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15/05/2008 17:16
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Re: A public appology
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Not such a big trouble Mike, in spite of lousy forum search...
"John Eads" site:www.ybw.com
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MapisM
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15/05/2008 17:25
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S28
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15/05/2008 17:28
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Re: A public appology
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Nope, wrong wrong.
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rickp
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15/05/2008 17:31
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Though an interesting old thread as it reminds me that I had a PM for Mr Eads promising to get back to me with some answers about the points raised. Good job I didn't hold my breathe as I'd still be holding it now....
Rick
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S28
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15/05/2008 17:32
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Again, wrong wrong. You'd have gone blue and fallen over.
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MapisM
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15/05/2008 17:33
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Gimme a break, I was busy trying to fool the forum software..... 
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MapisM
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15/05/2008 17:37
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Ok, here we are I guess?
Edit: ...on 2nd thought, Richard's probably right.
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Give the man a break!
I am not going to delete it but would ask you to take Jez into consideration.
Cheers I am off for a beer now so play nicely...
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MapisM
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15/05/2008 17:44
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Re: A public appology
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And you thought we couldn't read your mind?!...
Have one for us, too.
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mikef
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15/05/2008 18:03
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Re: A public appology
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Well that gives us a flavour of the conversation. Shame it's gone. Some of us might have agreed with the sentiments if we knew what they were
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S28
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15/05/2008 18:28
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Re: A public appology
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If memory serves me correctly, it was something along the lines of:
"Gadzooks: fuel for my ship is now 77 sheckles for one bale"
"This is getting beyond a humourous story. They are putting up prices at three sheckles per week. It doesn't compare with the cost of fuel for chariots. I hold the charmain responsible for this piteous state of affairs"...
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Re: A public appology
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it's better if you just type in "Eads"...
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Re: A public appology
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I didn't know their was a Fuel Price Forum! (and also loads of odd Forum's at the bottom of me screen )
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jkay
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15/05/2008 20:39
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Re: A public appology
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you've made a mistake and apologised ,good on ya
heat of the moment and all that
cheers Joe
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