so that was your yellow jeep?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Akerman" <ken@highpointer.com>
To: <Listserv@azgeocaching.com>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 11:57 AM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Explanation and apology


> Arizona Geocachers,
>
> I am sending out an e-mail to any Arizona geocachers to apologize if they
have received what they
> have interpreted to be "solicitation" calls from a business colleague.  To
the best of my
> knowledge, only two geocachers have received calls.  Please understand
that I have been under some
> financial problems and I have not been working regularly since I lost my
job in early November, so
> I am simply trying to find entrepreneurial ways to earn a living and get
out of debt.
>
> First of all, I did not believe what I did was wrong.  Ron Adams, who is a
manager in this
> business who has been doing this for more than five years, is working with
me to help me start
> some part-time business work which may involve some sales and financial
consultation.  In order to
> do this, Ron or I needs to contact people to arrange appointments.  I
understand that not everyone
> will be willing to meet with me, but how I am supposed to know unless Ron
or I contact them?
>
> I had communicated with "SquishyGecko" several times via e-mail, and I was
under the impression
> we had an amicable relationship and that my communications with him were
cordial.  He had sent out
> his phone number to me via e-mail, and on at least one occasion, he had
urged me to call him.  I
> am starting work on this part-time job, and my supervisor, Ron Adams,
asked me to prepare a list
> of
> people in the local area that I know, with telephone numbers, that he
could call to arrange
> training appointments for me.  I looked through the numbers stored in my
cell phone, and
> "SquishyGecko" appeared and appeared to be a good contact.  Since I did
not have any reason to
> presume that this person would act adversely, I added him to the list.
>
> I did not know what I would be doing would be misconstrued or
misinterpreted.  Neither Ron Adams
> nor I were trying to sell anything.  Most of the other people that Ron or
I have contacted in this
> endeavor have responded in a positive manner, and no one else has
responded in the hostile manner
> that "SquishyGecko" has done.
>
> I apologize for any misunderstanding that this has caused.  I am only
trying to earn an honest
> living and help people.
>
> I addition, I would like to request that any and all personal attacks on
the listserv, directed
> against me or anyone else, cease immediately.  I am a member of some other
distribution lists, and
> none of them have displayed the level of personal attacks and the amount
of flaming as I have seen
> on this distribution group. In the past month, I have made a personal
commitment to refrain from
> making my personal opinions known to all on this list, so I hope others
will do the same.
>
> If anyone has a problem with me, then I recommend that they contact me
directly.  Please do not
> send out your personal opinions about me or anyone else in the geocaching
community to the entire
> distribution group.  Comments about caches, travel bugs, and other things
directly related to
> geocaching are okay, but personal attacks are inappropriate and
disrespectful.  If you would like
> to speak with me, then I will provide my cell phone number on request.  If
you feel that it is not
> important enough for you to speak with me about it directly, then it is
not important enough for
> you to send it out to everyone on the distribution list.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ken Akerman (a.k.a. Highpointer)
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