"pms" <no.bloody.way@blahblah.com> wrote in message

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> At least you had the curtesy to admit the biased part. If you read the

> thread, which I assume you did, you certainly saw nothing that would be

> cause to ban anyone. Foul language ? Personal attack ? What did you see ? In

> order to check Chris's claim of having to run a tape thru your camera every

> 30 day 'Or Else!" I called Canon's support and service centers. Talked to

> several tech's and customer service people and the all strongly disagreed

> with Chris's claims. Chris has no formal training from Canon and yet he

> likes to make wide claims and act like they are fact. Clearly running a

> website makes you all knowing and an expert in all things XL-1S. What

> bothered me more then being dismissed as someone trying to 'get over' was

> the fact that nothing I said was untrue. I told Canon I saw two or three

> posts on the watchdog from a couple of users saying that Canon had in the

> past done the fix for free. Never that the Watchdog offically said anything.

> Chris is the one that completely freaked out and started deleting threads

> and banning people. Even going so far as to call the service center I have

> my camera at to make it harder for me. The threads are there.

> http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15364&highlight=eating+tapes

> and

> http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1816&highlight=eating+tapes

> So, you and Chris say that after having seen these I shouldn't even ask

> about the posibilty with Canon about a free repair ? Chris said I should be

> happy to pay the $250 and stop trying to 'get over on Canon'. All I asked in

> the thread was if anyone that had managed to get a free repair, of this well

> known problem ,would contact me. What's wrong with that ? You guys need to

> relax and get your noses out of Canon's rear ends.

Be advised that truth, logic, observation over belief, consistency,

etc. have little effect/influence in the "Canon-religion" camp...;-)

This stuff would be great grist for studies in psychology, sociology,

and marketing. When you can get people to believe propaganda

over simple observation and logic, you can sell them anything at

all, have satisfied customers with mediocre products, and even

have customers who will proselytize for you...!;-)

Amazing thing, human nature...;-)

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David Ruether

d_ruether@hotmail.com

http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com