Operation: Creditnet ?

Ok- I think it was 'the Dog' that had a similar idea that got me thinking a few days ago........

He suggested , jokingly, that we all apply for Providian at the same time. Well, since they are currently doing a good enough job of screwing things up on their own, how about doing the 'big three' instead.

We know that the Holidays are a good time to send out letters as they are generally understaffed, right?So, how about we all coordinate a round of disputes, at the same time, around Dec 7th or so?

We have a lot of GREAT resources here on the board...we can pool or knowledge and get everything together. Then, we each send out our dispute letters over the course of three or four days before the holidays. Maybe even do one dispute per envelope to really get the mail going.

Could it make a difference, who knows? But it is worth a shot. We are sending disputes out anyway, why not try to gain a little advantage.

I do understand that 'spamming' the CRA's with dispute after dispute is not the 'best' way of doing things, I know 'smarter' letter are better. But, this way could be a combination of two.

Doc- this is not a 'great' idea, just an idea....

Just a thought....

Shawn

"It's sad how whole families are torn apart by simple things, like wild dogs"

 

WoW, Erica...that's weird. If you mis-type geocities, you get that message, I just tried it. However, if you click the link, it should work fine. I just had another guy at the office give it a try.

Not as funny today...had to go political as I was burned out on the Taliban stuff....I have some I think are pretty funny that I post on my regular site but it might not go over well here...it's not very conservative stuff.

I am not sure why you got that error. Nothing surprises me througth geocities/yahoo, though. I tried to use a redirector on that site to pull from mine without disclosing the url but yahoo wouldn't let me...I'll just have to keep trying until I find a better free hosting option.

Shawn

 

Ha! It's already hit it's limit?

Yahoo has put some pretty strict transfer limit's on the free pages. People were abusing the system by storing files and letting all their friends download them. To circumvent this, they just put an hourly/daily cap on throughput.

Not the smartest way to deal with it, but it worked.

I'll see what I can do. Without server side cgi support at yahoo, my options are kinda limited.

Shawn

 

I do not think your post is out of line.

The current situation is disgusting, and that's not your fault. It is due to cowards who choose to duck and run rather than fight. They are so brave that they are willing to die for their religion, yet they do not show their faces. They claim to be the holiest of the holy, yet they live by deceit, lies, and praying upon those at their times of weakness. They put all there resources to war and death before buying food or shelter for their women and children.

The Christmas season, with all it's mail, and the additional screening, and the Holiday vacations, will be the optimal time to send the disputes. A coordinated effort might double the effectiveness...

I guess this could be taking adavantage of a bad situation, and there probaby are questionable aspects to it. However, as I stated in the long drawn-out BK post a few weeks ago, sometimes it comes down to survival. Sometimes you have to do what you have to do.

Look at the shark. It was hear during the time of the dinosaurs. It is still here now. It did not manage to do this by thinking "Should I eat that baby seal? He really really is kinda cute...". The shark is still here because it did what it had to do to survive.

If anyone does take offence to your post (or mine for that matter), I would hope that they not take offense to you as an individual. Your post is a fact, and you stated it in a very professional and humane way.

Shawn

 

FWIW-

I took some packages to the PO at lunch. There was discussion going around that letters without return address that are dropped into mailboxes might not get delivered.

They had a sign up (not an official USPS sign) that said "Tips to get your mail delivered faster"....I'm paraphrasing from memory here.....

- Alway put a clear , valid, return address.

- try to avoid using bulk mail recepticals, use your own personal mailbox or take your mail to the Post Office.

-Avoid mailing irregular shaped items in standard envelopes. Use padded packing envelopes.

- mark the contents of 'odd' shaped materials on the outside of the package


etc, etc....

Shawn

 

I wondered that too (about Junum)...

It sounded like they were not using return addresses- even if they were, the heavy re-mailing had to attract attention.

Shawn