My Statement for Friday
You know my main reason for coming here to to promote my site and get folks to buy my manuals and sometimes to have a few laughs. I'll post an answer to a request about an error code sometimes when the people ask nicely. But with some of these people, they don't even deserve my manuals, sometimes in the way they ask or even demand a manual, especially the first or 2nd time posters. And then some 'hero' comes along and gives the manual to the original poster and what happens next? he is inundated with requests like 'I need it too, my email is....., Can I get a copy too? send it to my email' etc. Even people who don't even have that particular machine want it because it's free.
Over the years there have been many people who will jump in after I post my schpiel (sp?) for a manual and give it away for free. We currently have someone doing it. I won't mention his name, but it doesn't worry me one bit because after awhile like all the others, he'll get tired of sending the manuals and give up being 'Mr. Nice guy'.
Furthermore, even though the manuals being given away look similar to the manuals I sell they are not. I spend between 4 & 8 minutes preparing a manual for sale. I consider myself a VAR. I put bookmarks in the file, highlight and bold the important ones like the error codes, diagrams and schematics, cover page and the parts lists. Depending on the length of the file, I put my link on the bottom of either every page or every other page, it's hardly noticeable but you can click on it and it will take you to my site. I also get rid of some internal information in the file and finally I lock the file so no changes can be made. A lot of my competitors buy manuals from me to put in their sites and if they don't have the tools to work with the files like I do, then my links are still there. I do some major trading with a guy in the Ukraine as well. When he needs something he comes to me first and if I have it I'll send it to him and visa-versa. I just did a major trade with him for some Canon and Xerox manuals. I also have a competitor in Russia who is a slimy ass scumbag. I was over a neighbor's house last year and he wanted to see my site. so I had to type it in. I mis-spelled it and went to 'justmanual.com' imagine my surprise when I saw the site. It took me to this Russian's site. I was floored. So when I got home I started looking into Internet law and domain names. Long story short, just as I can't make a domain name like 'Pepsy.com' he couldn't take my name and mis-spell it for his own use. I contacted an Internet attorney and he told me, yes I have a case. It would cost me $3500 to initiate it and the case would go to arbitration to be settled. He also told me that for $200 he could send this Russkie a letter threatening a lawsuit. Well times have been bad so I didn't opt for that either. What I ended up doing is sending the Russkie an email threatening the lawsuit and telling him it would cost major Rubles for him and in the end he didn't have a leg to stand on and I would win. He folded right up. He asked me for 5 free manuals and he said he'd transfer the domain name. We did the domain transfer and I never sent him the 5 manuals. Haven't heard from him since... LOL.
I spoke to the sysop here the other night. He told me the major complaint of some folks are my posts for the manuals. I have financially supported this site since it's inception. I have a banner ad on the top of the screen and I donate monthly. I just love those gold bars. He allows me to do this because of my support. Lately I have been paring down my posts. A lot of the newer posts have to do with connectivity and 'scan to email' scan to folder' type of issues and I don't even think a manual will help in those instances, so I don't post. I try to make a morning pass and one in the evening. If you need to contact me it's best to do it in email to Paul@justmanuals.com. I am at my terminal most of my waking hours and when I wake up in the middle of the night, I check my email.
One final detail I'd like to go mention was this recent nonsense with Gregg who fortunetely is no longer with us. He seemed to be obscessed with me. The one thing he was right about is that my 'wife' Karen is not really my wife. We have been together for 16 years, she is my girlfriend, my best friend, lover etc but in the eyes of the law we are not married. He seemed to be overly concerned that I referred to her as my wife. In actuality and legal terms we have a domestic partnership. NOT that it was ANY OF HIS BUSINESS. I also met her online wayyyyyyyy before it became fashionable. I am also NOT a pedophile regardless of what his background check turned up on me. What an asshole.
I'll get off my soapbox now.
Best Regards;
Paul@justmanuals.com
Over the years there have been many people who will jump in after I post my schpiel (sp?) for a manual and give it away for free. We currently have someone doing it. I won't mention his name, but it doesn't worry me one bit because after awhile like all the others, he'll get tired of sending the manuals and give up being 'Mr. Nice guy'.
Furthermore, even though the manuals being given away look similar to the manuals I sell they are not. I spend between 4 & 8 minutes preparing a manual for sale. I consider myself a VAR. I put bookmarks in the file, highlight and bold the important ones like the error codes, diagrams and schematics, cover page and the parts lists. Depending on the length of the file, I put my link on the bottom of either every page or every other page, it's hardly noticeable but you can click on it and it will take you to my site. I also get rid of some internal information in the file and finally I lock the file so no changes can be made. A lot of my competitors buy manuals from me to put in their sites and if they don't have the tools to work with the files like I do, then my links are still there. I do some major trading with a guy in the Ukraine as well. When he needs something he comes to me first and if I have it I'll send it to him and visa-versa. I just did a major trade with him for some Canon and Xerox manuals. I also have a competitor in Russia who is a slimy ass scumbag. I was over a neighbor's house last year and he wanted to see my site. so I had to type it in. I mis-spelled it and went to 'justmanual.com' imagine my surprise when I saw the site. It took me to this Russian's site. I was floored. So when I got home I started looking into Internet law and domain names. Long story short, just as I can't make a domain name like 'Pepsy.com' he couldn't take my name and mis-spell it for his own use. I contacted an Internet attorney and he told me, yes I have a case. It would cost me $3500 to initiate it and the case would go to arbitration to be settled. He also told me that for $200 he could send this Russkie a letter threatening a lawsuit. Well times have been bad so I didn't opt for that either. What I ended up doing is sending the Russkie an email threatening the lawsuit and telling him it would cost major Rubles for him and in the end he didn't have a leg to stand on and I would win. He folded right up. He asked me for 5 free manuals and he said he'd transfer the domain name. We did the domain transfer and I never sent him the 5 manuals. Haven't heard from him since... LOL.
I spoke to the sysop here the other night. He told me the major complaint of some folks are my posts for the manuals. I have financially supported this site since it's inception. I have a banner ad on the top of the screen and I donate monthly. I just love those gold bars. He allows me to do this because of my support. Lately I have been paring down my posts. A lot of the newer posts have to do with connectivity and 'scan to email' scan to folder' type of issues and I don't even think a manual will help in those instances, so I don't post. I try to make a morning pass and one in the evening. If you need to contact me it's best to do it in email to Paul@justmanuals.com. I am at my terminal most of my waking hours and when I wake up in the middle of the night, I check my email.
One final detail I'd like to go mention was this recent nonsense with Gregg who fortunetely is no longer with us. He seemed to be obscessed with me. The one thing he was right about is that my 'wife' Karen is not really my wife. We have been together for 16 years, she is my girlfriend, my best friend, lover etc but in the eyes of the law we are not married. He seemed to be overly concerned that I referred to her as my wife. In actuality and legal terms we have a domestic partnership. NOT that it was ANY OF HIS BUSINESS. I also met her online wayyyyyyyy before it became fashionable. I am also NOT a pedophile regardless of what his background check turned up on me. What an asshole.
I'll get off my soapbox now.
Best Regards;
Paul@justmanuals.com
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