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Quote from: wdBTCtrader on December 12, 2012, 10:28:29 AM

Quote from: creativex on December 12, 2012, 09:50:01 AM

Let me put it this way. Let's say for instance BFL_Jody is fired tomorrow. Is BFL now responsible for what she's said in the past? How many customers have based decisions on what this one rep has said?

Actually yes, unless it was proven that those statements were made erroneously.

...and how do you prove that? More importantly how do you disprove a claim by BFL that those statements were made erroneously?

You either fail to grasp what I'm saying or you're intentionally ignoring the topic, so I'm going to try one last time.

BFL as a company(not a group of individuals) is responsible for the contents of the official faq

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I do not correlate the following statement with BFL. I only wish to convey a point by using an extreme example: Whistle blowers have often been fired, but there statements have been found credible.

This has nothing to do with what we're discussing. Though a BFL whistleblower would be most welcome just now, it seems highly unlikely if the list of employees is as short as I believe it is.

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Quote from: creativex on December 12, 2012, 09:50:01 AM

Let me put it this way. Let's say for instance BFL_Jody is fired tomorrow. Is BFL now responsible for what she's said in the past? How many customers have based decisions on what this one rep has said?

Actually yes, unless it was proven that those statements were made erroneously.

I do not correlate the following statement with BFL. I only wish to convey a point by using an extreme example: Whistle blowers have often been fired, but there statements have been found credible.

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Quote from: Fjordbit on December 12, 2012, 10:07:21 AM

Think about the consequences of your words before you post.

Wait, you said this to smoothie? LOL

If this has *ANY* effect at all, please next ask the bernanke to stop printing.

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Quote from: smoothie on December 12, 2012, 12:19:07 AM

Quote from: creativex on December 10, 2012, 01:23:56 PM

As stated, they have indeed delivered FPGA products. Then like now they were months late, but they did eventually deliver.

^THIS Reminds me of when people said "Pirate paid before he will pay again." ....and then he stalled and stalled and made excuses and then went silent.

ROFL!

The problem with pirate wasn't that he had paid out before. The problem with pirate was he was offering 7% weekly interest on all deposits, making his business an obvious HYIP/Ponzi. People like myself spent months trying to convince people that the quacking like a duck was indeed coming from a duck. This has no bearing of a relationship to this scenario where BFL has a pretty modest business plan to execute. The fact that you are conflating these does a disservice to the bitcoin community because it will make newcomers complacent towards the real problems with HYIP scams. Once BFL delivers, those who did not live through the pirate era will see this post as proof that some future HYIP scammer is okay.

Think about the consequences of your words before you post.

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A faq is easily accessible and oft referenced. The words of one or more BFL reps typed up on a forum that only a low percentage of customers are likely to even register for are meaningless in the long run.

Let me put it this way. Let's say for instance BFL_Jody is fired tomorrow. Is BFL now responsible for what she's said in the past? How many customers have based decisions on what this one rep has said?

Now compare that scenario to the words included in the company's faq. They're not attributed to one person the way the meaningless hostility Josh spews here is, they're understood to be the words of the company...IOW official policy.

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By logic how can an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) be considered more of an "Official" policy than any other forms of communication. Before you react let me explain.

When someone states something is "Official" policy that infers that it has been ratified by that company's board, owner/s or whomever may have such authority within that company. An FAQ does not have to ratified to be published. Therefore holds no more weight than other forms of communication

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Quote from: Maged on December 11, 2012, 11:26:23 PM

...at a penalty of $16000 per order + whatever the local consumer protection laws say. Their official policy is meaningless. They'd be stupid to actually follow it.

I think they're already risking that just by having their official policy say what it does, even if they don't plan to actually follow it. Not to mention the fact that they're also legally required to send their customers notices telling them about the delay and that they have the right to cancel their order, which I'm fairly sure they haven't done based on the complaints from customers on their forums.

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Quote from: smoothie on December 12, 2012, 12:29:02 AM

Quote from: mem on December 11, 2012, 01:06:01 AM

Quote from: Starlightbreaker on December 11, 2012, 12:57:27 AM

well, i finally requested a refund from bfl.

we'll see how long it will take them to process it.

Just like Pirates Ponzi all its going to take is enough refund orders for them to disappear.

I'll guarantee that if everyone who placed a pre-order were to request a refund at the same time that BFL could not refund all customers with pre-orders within a 1 month time frame. Poniz is Ponzi

I'll take that 1 step further, Id bet that Sonny would pack his bags and bolt while Inaba would be here insisting that "your pre-orders refunds are being processed but there have been some unfortunate delays".

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Quote from: mem on December 11, 2012, 01:06:01 AM

Quote from: Starlightbreaker on December 11, 2012, 12:57:27 AM

well, i finally requested a refund from bfl.

we'll see how long it will take them to process it.

Just like Pirates Ponzi all its going to take is enough refund orders for them to disappear.

I'll guarantee that if everyone who placed a pre-order were to request a refund at the same time that BFL could not refund all customers with pre-orders within a 1 month time frame. Poniz is Ponzi

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Quote from: abeaulieu on December 10, 2012, 11:18:31 PM

Quote from: mem on December 10, 2012, 09:55:23 PM

Quote from: DoomDumas on December 10, 2012, 09:48:17 PM

Nothing new here, this refund policy is quite old, and BFL still refund if asked, even if they could wait until jan 1st for refund..

It seems you do not grasp what an official policy is.

Whatever they say, do and promise means nothing when they have an official policy stating NO REFUNDS.
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Not sure what has inspired so much hatred mem, but there are plenty of people that have been issued refunds and I'm sure that there will be more issued due to the announcement of the most recent delay.

Quote from: Inaba

Be that as it may, as usual we will gladly honor any refund requests on orders people have placed with BFL. If you wish to cancel your order and request a refund, please email [email protected] with your order number and customer service will be happy to accommodate you.

https://forums.butterflylabs.com/bfl-forum-miscellaneous/519-10-dec-2012-bfl-asic-update.html

In your world of "warm and fuzzy BFL" ....HATE = calling things as they lie (pun intended lol).

Cheesy

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Quote from: creativex on December 10, 2012, 01:23:56 PM

As stated, they have indeed delivered FPGA products. Then like now they were months late, but they did eventually deliver.

^THIS Reminds me of when people said "Pirate paid before he will pay again." ....and then he stalled and stalled and made excuses and then went silent.

ROFL!

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Quote from: jjiimm_64 on December 10, 2012, 12:30:56 PM

It is so hilarious that all the BFL haters that open up post after post of 'bla bla bla'....

any newbie coming to the forums sees nothing but BFL everywhere....

BFL marketing engine: haters and trolls

Remember all the responses to all the PirateAt40 and BTCST haters? Oh right, all those who defending Pirate are now quiet as fuck when confronted about their support of Pirate and his bullshit.

Sounds like you're doing the same for BFL. LOL

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Quote from: Syke on December 11, 2012, 12:49:49 PM

Quote from: wdBTCtrader on December 11, 2012, 11:03:15 AM

So, you're stating that what an officially appointed public representative states for a company is not legally binding? As far as I'm aware they are not random employees and the forums have been designated as Official word from BFL by BFL staff and not Inaba..

Sure, they're *currently* giving refunds. But as stated by Josh, the official policy stands, and is CYA, so they can stop refunding orders at any time they feel like it.

...at a penalty of $16000 per order + whatever the local consumer protection laws say. Their official policy is meaningless. They'd be stupid to actually follow it.

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Quote from: Syke on December 11, 2012, 12:49:49 PM

Quote from: wdBTCtrader on December 11, 2012, 11:03:15 AM

So, you're stating that what an officially appointed public representative states for a company is not legally binding? As far as I'm aware they are not random employees and the forums have been designated as Official word from BFL by BFL staff and not Inaba..

Sure, they're *currently* giving refunds. But as stated by Josh, the official policy stands, and is CYA, so they can stop refunding orders at any time they feel like it.

So wait, they can change their company policy at any time?! When did that start?! [/sarcasm]

So if their original FAQ stated that they would offer refunds, and then in some date in the future they changed their FAQ to a no-refund policy and stopped giving refunds, would you bitch as much as you are now? I mean, you're whining and moaning and bitching for NO reason. Sure, you think you have a reason, but it's so miniscule that it's literally pointless.

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Quote from: wdBTCtrader on December 11, 2012, 11:03:15 AM

So, you're stating that what an officially appointed public representative states for a company is not legally binding? As far as I'm aware they are not random employees and the forums have been designated as Official word from BFL by BFL staff and not Inaba..

Sure, they're *currently* giving refunds. But as stated by Josh, the official policy stands, and is CYA, so they can stop refunding orders at any time they feel like it.

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So tired of the BS.... Like dealing with kids. In fact I'm convinced that a great number of the people in this community are either high school students trying to score on SR or college students who still know everything.

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I'm done dealing with trolls

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Quote from: wdBTCtrader on December 11, 2012, 10:45:16 AM

I agree, but that doesn't change the fact that a legally binding contract has been established by staff designated by BFL. The FAQ is not more binding than the statements made by the staff. They are both binding, but in court what matters is the date they were stated.

Statements made by random staff members is hardly binding. It doesn't matter what most employees say. Only someone with real authority to enact policy can make binding statements. Since Josh spends all his time trolling forums, I doubt he has any authority.

Secondary reason is many customers do not read the forums, and so their only information is that refunds are not available. Having conflicting information publicly posted is lying to customers, something BFL loves to do.

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This is pointless

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