lenk

This thread makes me feel crushed and devalued.

alachlan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Who is to say she hadn't taken the stuff there > earlier for the shop to have and left the wrong > bag or something? > > "I will be honest though - anyone on a low income > or with kids or suchlike whop picks through the > stuff and uses it, I am not bothered about, > whatever the legal side of it." > > And what is the relevance of someone's income as > above - are you saying its okay to steal if you > are poor? Apparently its not okay if you have a > nice car and clothes, but fine if not? Get a grip. Tune into this Saturday's Guardian money section Q+A section for a discussion of exactly this. Some bloke spotted a guitar outside a charity shop and told his son he could have it, and wondered the moral standpoint on doing as such. It's not exactly theft, but you're showing yourself to be cheap and morally redundant - it's obvious the pile of stuff is intended for the charity shop.

'Hangings too Good For Them' - Charity Shop rummaging scandal rocks ED to its foundations

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Was it this one? I presume so. I think it must have been referencing that admin thread from last week where someone had received A PM IN BLOCK CAPITALS THAT WAS VERY ANGRY ABNOUT SOMETHING

snorky Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > steps to mount an effective PR campaign > > 1) Register on forum en masse using different IPs > 2) contribute and get people on your side on a > wide range of dull topics, including School > waiting lists and lost cats > 3) Nothing controversial, just vanilla chit chat - > no calls for bourgeois blood to be running in the > gutters of LL etc > 4) begin the slow process of raising the profile > of the establishment - eg "wheres the best place > to watch the Liverpool game ? ( the correct answer > id of course anywhere except the open sewer that > is merseyside) - nominate your chosen bar, quoting > previous examples of a fantastic day out for the > whole family > 5) get other members of the squad to ageee but put > a few red herrings in ( " was a bit busy for the > the FA cup last year through...took 5 minutes to > get to the bar" etc ) > 6) drip feed the PR on a regtular basis using > alternate established logons and reboot your > router after each posting to muddy the trail > > Success guaranteed - the snorky method I would have made sure I posted using a different username, I don't think it's much more complicated than that. Maybe go through a proxy if you're really trying to cover your tracks. I've actually been subtly suggesting you all shop at the Irish shop under multiple logins for years now. It's nearly a full-time job.

Was this actually a headline from the South London Press last week? I nearly spat chai all over the window of the newsagent where I saw this displayed. We're not far off 'bag of tools stolen from a shed but was later returned" here.

I can't think of any picturesque routes - one way would be to walk past the Horniman, carry on through Forest Hill and then bear north, but I cycle that route fairly often and it's not what I would call remarkable. Otherwise Nunhead Lane, right at the bottom and through New Cross - but again, not much of note on the way.

awesome thread guys

Lloydhutchinson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nah. It,s still the worst bar on Lordship Lane Someone drinks there, as it's usually busy...

bon3yard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Very sorry to hear about this - I have always > been concerned that this might happen over there > > I have Pitlocks but I prefer the look of yours, > Mike. Where did you buy them? > > ...not sure if that was directed at me or not. I > bought my set from London Bridge Evans and I'm > pretty sure you can get a set that also includes a > lock for your headset and seatpost. My budget alternative: Superglue a ball-bearing into the allen key socket on anything on your bike that isn't the frame (obviously after you've adjusted it to where you want it) Whenever you need to remove your seatpost etc you just need to apply superglue remover, wait about 10 mins and then it will have dissolved.

What kind of lock was it out of interest?

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RosieH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Slightly off-topic, but this made me laugh - do > these people know that they're the posted faces of > the BNP? didn't I post that about 3 posts ago?:(

Whenever I've locked my bike up around ED I've had no problems. cheers, lenk

From a lengthy PR/marketing background I'll say that she us jiggered without some sort of selling point. Have you seen how many books there are out there? Why should I buy hers over anything else? Come up with an answer to that, work out who would potentially buy it and then work out where those people go,both online and offline. Then either generate puff pieces to go with the book - presuming it's interesting, or use some kind of social media thingum to drum up interest. PS this usually costs money unless you know what you're doing.

Some chap has done a wonderful deconstruction of their latest flyer here www.crooksdesign.co.uk/stock-photography-misuse.html

I'm glad it exists, even though I don't drink there. But I doubt they sell bitter.

Jamma Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think every party is entitled to one free > mailshot. So doesn't necessarily reflect > donations, support etc. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2005/apr/20/uk.media

plimsoul Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > jimmy two times you hit the nail on the head > there: where is this money coming from? which > leads me to worry about the real concern: the fact > that they could do really well at these european > elections and getting support financially is just > one sign that they're getting more and more people > thinking that it's ok to support the BNP. Um... donations at a guess? There's a 'donation-o-meter' on their site - http://bnp.org.uk/2008/12/ybnp%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98billy-brit%E2%80%99-proves-to-be-a-hit/ They are still a joke party who can't debate and have no watertight policies. I say bring in PR instead of our joke electoral system and let them get representation, if they were given a serious political platform rather than 'comedy' status they'd quickly be demolished.

Is that some allusion to 'fascism'? I thought Rik Mayall politics died with the Young Ones. surely if their leaflets were banned from being posted it would actually give them more publicity ? Denying even extreme left- or right groups a voice is more dangerous than allowing them to speak - better to let their arguments fall flat through discourse and debate rather than supression

I don't think the Royal Mail is endorsing the BNP by distributing their leaflets. If you had enough cash you could do the same thing. The only crimes here are the ones against graphic design on their leaflet.

This forum blow crime and mugging out of proportion? Never! We're in the middle of a turf war. On a global scale. NB you are approximately 50 times safer than you were in North London.

gerry Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >mugging is the new bullying, I think the two are mutually exclusive if you don't mind me saying.

Whenever I ride my bike around East Dulwich I never have this problem. I can't see why you need to drive to the shops if you live in the area. I guess parking fines are just a laziness tax, when you think about it.

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Quite funny - are state schools still exempt from > this flu? I guess state schools don't often have school trips that involve travel to Mexico* *disclaimer, I have no idea if this stems from that, there's no way I'm reading through 6 pages of thread to find out though