Griftipedia v0.1
Entry:
Bumper Stickers
Year:
2002
Description:
John sells folded bumper stickers on RSPW.
Links:
"[POLL] What would you pay for a bumper sticker?" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/YPqcATbyaVA/m/-Qu
yq u14UDIJ
"[Bumper Sticker] Update/Info" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/18Oz6OwCSLU/m/K97
YQ TK-Ky0J
"Remember when John Henry tried selling bumper stickers to RSPW?" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/b4F7qKVKI7o/m/eP_
uL gI-NakJ
"Attn: John Henry (sticker testimonial)" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/0lk3XzVLQvE/m/yzC
Ip vSYDCgJ
Quotes:
"Let's say I had this idea to create and sell bumper stickers via lowgenius.com. Let's even pretend, for a minute, that people would be interested in purchasing them - that the logo or phrase I put on them
was marketable. What would you pay for one? I can get blank stickers
for around a buck each, or a little less - the ink for each one, I
figure, would run on the order of $.25 each (high quality/high DPI
printing), and the shipping would (of course) run as much as 37 cents
each. This puts my break-even point somewhere around $1.50 each...and
let's face it, I'm not doing this for fun, I'm doing it to make money
(and perhaps a statement). So let's say $2? Is that too much? What if
I agreed to donate a portion of the proceeds to a worthy entity
related somehow to the sentiment expressed on the sticker? Would $3 be
too much to ask?" - John Henry
"Due to overwhelmingly positive response from my "test market"
(Thanks, rasslin fans!), I have decided to go ahead with my bumper
sticker idea. I've created the stickers, which I will offer for sale @
3.00 each. I will also be donating $0.15 from the sale of each sticker
to an appropriate fund for further propagation of the message on the
sticker. I will follow this message up with full ordering details,
etc., when I get the website and order forms completed; ordering will
be done through PayPal using your visa, mastercard, etc." - John Henry
"LOL, John's "test market" research consisted of him talking to 8
people on the RSPW AOL chat, most likely. I think that's how Microsoft
does their market research too. I give it 4 days before John abandons
this idea." - PetePanaro
"A peanuthead is the type of scum that hates real work and manual
labor, and fancies themself as a smart guy that can get by on their
brains instead of having to work. The problem is, the're drawn to get-rich-quick schemes and other small-potato stuff because they don't
have enough real intelligence, not to mention education, to do
anything in life. They can't even be good con-men correctly, for them
it's always the next big idea that's going to make them rich." - John
Henry Slapper "May be the best money-making idea I've ever had" - John
Henry "You might become a hundred-aire from this latest boondoggle." - PetePanaro
"I sold a couple of hundred." - John Henry
"I got my stickers BTW, and thought I'd offer some feedback. No
worries on the jagged edges of the prototypes[...] I see Calzone's
point on the skinnyness of the 'You Suck' sticker, perhaps instead of:
YOU SUCK. GO AWAY.
you could stack them thusly:
YOU SUCK.
GO AWAY.
They could also then be mailed without folding." - Lord Gow333, minion
of the Apocalypse
Entry:
RSPWCon '95 DVD
Year:
2003
Description:
John sells footage from the 1995 RSPWCon event without permission.
Links:
"[RSPW.Net] Remember that big project?" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/40bBaIvgs_U/m/jFd
ZU -prjg4J
"[RSPW.Net] It's time to take another look" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/UEYkYLsznYo/m/L9E
1M hBgQTwJ
"[RSPW.Net] RSPWCon '95 DVD discontinued" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/Zw68FVCTX6o/m/S8c
qU 2PTEjIJ
"[RSPW.Net] '95 Con DVD - Available Again,lower price." https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/uA-4hkH48Bk/m/o0L
HT Q3-5noJ
Quotes:
"My interest here is much more in getting this stuff into your hands
than in making money on the deal." - John Henry
"Oldtimers might find out about it and get pissed somebody is selling
a tape of them to God knows who. I'm guessing the tape was made as a
momento for the RSPWers in attendence?" - Allan J. Benson
"Please remove me from all your DVD shills. You know, Chris Palacios
is really EASY to find and it's a shame you didn't bother to even talk
to the man before you started spamming. But this seems to be a common
theme." - Christopher Robin Zimmerman
"I spent three MONTHS trying to track Chrispy down, and I didn't want
to sit on this project any longer. I figured that if nothing else,
he'd raise his head when he heard about the project, at which point he
and I could discuss what kind of percentage we can agree is fair.
Certainly I want to ensure that he gets his due; at least a buck on
each DVD, maybe two, maybe even a little more." - John Henry
Entry:
RSPW FAQ
Year:
2003
Description:
John wants to commercialize the RSPW FAQ and move certain aspects of
RSPW to his website.
Links:
"Scott Keith disses John Henry~!" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/Nli-jgScFL4/m/qcd
UK u24FE0J
"[RSPW.Net] It's time to take another look" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/UEYkYLsznYo/m/L9E
1M hBgQTwJ
"Yo John Henry, when do you plan on putting out the RSPW book?" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/BQkWw6nsohY/m/jaU
Fj vkSATMJ
"FAQ/Wrestlepedia - Followup" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/HwX65qP_uyQ/m/N48
RQ aN6G34J
Quotes:
"There's no spams begging people to come see my website, it's all done
via mailing list. No Spam, No Begging, No crying like a fucking
baby...just programming and an FAQ worthy of the group that exists in
a completely open way. So you take your abortion of a website and
stick it up your white trash non skill having ass. People gravitate to something that works...not something that's going to be hijacked
eventually for your own personal gain on the backs of other hard
working posters, you fucking imbicile. Notice the rats abandoning your sinking ship? Tell you something? Another world famous John Henry
failure." - Krusty "Let me help you out here. There is no chance in
hell this year's r.s.p-w Awards will be run by you or through ANY web
site. THEY ARE USENET AWARDS." - Christopher Robin Zimmerman
"Since I have no way of knowing for certain who is responsible for
this, I've elected to simply disband the editorial team completely
until someone steps forward. I hate to do that, but I certainly can't
guess, and I'm in no mood to play childish games with this website,
the FAQ, or the Wrestlepedia. There are others willing to help.
Hopefully, the person responsible will be a man and come forward, so
that the other, innocent party can continue to contribute, but hey,
whatever. If it comes down to it, I'll just write it myself. Granted,
it'll take a great deal longer...but I got time." - John Henry
"I think that the notion that attempting to market this work for
profit is a "bad thing" is utterly ludicrous. Unless, of course,
someone involved was directly plagiarizing and didn't tell me, there
is no ethical violation in profiting from one's own hard work. The
notion that compiling this huge body of information is something that
MUST be done for free is mind-boggling. But to me, the greatest disappointment isn't that the potential income from such a venture has
been lost - indeed, the "potential income" was at most an
afterthought." - John Henry
Entry:
RSPW the Book
Year:
2003
Description:
John considers selling the wrestling trivia portion of the FAQ as a
book. Links:
"Yo John Henry, when do you plan on putting out the RSPW book?" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/BQkWw6nsohY/m/jaU
Fj vkSATMJ
"FAQ/Wrestlepedia - Followup" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/HwX65qP_uyQ/m/N48
RQ aN6G34J
"(META) RSPW - The book????" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/j30Hej0_EbU/m/gEg
wZ -QcBCMJ
"Wait, lemme get this straight...so *I'M* jealous? Well, let's check
this out:" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/LITtvFHUfUA/m/-1-
x5 bw0i54J
"[FAQ] A decision has been reached" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/JXp9jXtJK7w/m/0Ka
h5 1dIrgUJ
Quotes:
"The Wrestlepedia will need some rework, which is a time-consuming
pain in the butt, but I'll do it, with the help of whoever cares to
help. When it's done, yeah, I probably *will* try to sell it as a
3-space book. Why not? I have worked hard on it - and will work harder
- and I'm certainly not the kind of shallow, crooked asshole that
would try to make money myself *without* ensuring that everyone else
involved got their share of the pie." - John Henry
"The basic gist I got from this article was "NO NO NO NO It's not
about the money!!!! OK it is about the money." - Oooh your so cool
Brewster "As for "cashing in on other people's work," I'd hardly call
what I do "cashing in." A couple of people have stepped in to help out because they like the site and are good folks. So my server bill is
covered for a few months. I certainly appreciate it, but I'd hardly
call it "cashing in." I'm also curious as to what "other people's
work" you're talking about. Other than a handful of FAQ entries [...] everything on that site is of my creation, and none of it is
generating any income. There's no "pay" section of the site. There's
no membership or dues. There's no popup advertisements or banner ads.
So where am I "cashing in" here, vermin? What "other people's work" am
I pimping for money? I don't see it. Just one more illustration of how frightened you are to think that maybe someday you'll find out that
you didn't have to be a low-life fraud to get a few bucks out of
life." - John Henry "So you have fun trying desperately to cast me as
some money-grubbing thief just looking to scam a few marks out of
their bucks by hocking the work of other people. Anyone with half a
brain knows better" - John Henry "Neither the FAQ nor the Wrestlepedia
will be offered for sale as a book. That is all." - John Henry
Entry:
RSPW the Store
Year:
2003
Description:
John pushes book and video sales using Amazon affiliate marketing.
Links:
"[RS{W.Net] Video Store, A preview of the new RSPW/PW FAQ..." https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/bUiEjjHtzKo/m/Z0n
rN kGom2cJ
"[RSPW.Net] Info, New Features, Future Plans, and Begging" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/SdfKI8pl8KI/m/3Hh
Gf fagSWEJ
Quotes:
"I'm not going to buy from you just because you have to shill it to
have anyone care. Now, if I was visiting RSPW.net and saw the ad,
maybe I would consider it. But if you're going to just become another
Marc Ash, then consider your RSPW.Net address PLONKED after the next
shill." - FenderBender
"It's a "work in progress," you see, because new things are happening
all the time[...] The notion is to overcome the perception tha tthis
is just another temporary RSPW project/fad, and to let people know
that work is progressing on this[...] eventually, hopefully, people
will start seeing RSPW.Net as more than the "abandoned project" that
people were claiming it was a couple of months ago." - John Henry
"I have entered into a partnership with Amazon.Com, the world's
largest online retailer, to create the RSPW.Net Bookstore. Currently
we are offering 9 titles, including books from the Hardys, Blassie,
Heenan, Piper, and even JR's Cookbook, and we'll be adding more
throughout the day and then maintaining an up-to-date list." - John
Henry "I'm seriously thinking of picking up the Wrestlecrap book when
it comes out and the Zenk book if that ever comes out, and I'm going
to make a specifc point of NOT doing it through your site." - Ned
Ryerson - BING
Entry:
LowGenius Toolbar
Year:
2004
Description:
John asks RSPW to install software described by journalists as
malware. Links:
"Please Consider The Free LowGenius.Com IE Toolbar" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/i6kQdSF0pzE/m/bPb
FQ jVte4AJ
Quotes:
"I just snagged a pretty nifty bit of technology that I"m trying to
convince people to use. It's a free LowGenius.Com toolbar [...] It
helps me out by raising my traffic rating when you visit my site with
the toolbar on, for one thing. For another, if you use it to either
search amazon or jump to amazon (there's an amazon button on it) and
then buy something, I get a small cut of the purchase price, which
helps me pay my server bill. It's painless, and doesn't do anything
that the Google toolbar doesn't do in terms of tracking your web
surfing." - John Henry "You're a bigger prick than I thought." -
Curtis Blofeld (In response to Hack-Man posting an article from PC
Magazine characterizing toolbars as trojans): "Comparing this toolbar
to a trojan is like comparing a sneeze to the final stages of AIDS.
Dvorak should be ashamed of himself for writing such melodramatic
nonsense." - John Henry "Go fuck yourself. You just summed up
everything I hate about the internet. I don't use Internet Explorer, I
don't need to install browser wrecking toolbars, I don't buy shit off
of Amazon, I don't want to visit your god-damned site, and I sure as
hell don't want to pay your fucking server bill. This the most
insulting piece of self-indulgent bullshit I've ever seen." - Rockboy
Entry:
LowGenius 9-11 Tribute Store
Year:
2003-2005
Description:
John hawks wallpapers and calendars to RSPW.
Links:
"[$hill] I think y'all will dig this..." https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/6oc6EGzUN5I/m/pXt
A0 1RMBQAJ
"I Remind You: RedPaper.Com" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/J-uEyGjm23A/m/sG3
28 yWKI5QJ
"LowGenius 9-11 Tribute Store" https://web.archive.org/web/20040106011600/http://www.cafeshops.com/low
ge nius
"The 2004 Otherworld Calendar" https://web.archive.org/web/20040118110254/http://www.lulu.com/content/
30 701
Quotes:
"I've got my first cafepress item for sale - a 12-month wall calendar
of my original 3D artwork, stunningly rendered in red, blue, AND
green~! Seriously, I've been selling these graphics on redpaper.com
for 15 cents each as 1600x1200 desktop wallpaper, and I've had a lot
of good reviews. Now I've made them into much higher quality images
and put them on a calendar. I think they'll make an excellent gift for
those people that you don't really know what else to get 'em, like
bosses and mothers-in-law. Please take a look, and enjoy. I've priced
the calendar at only $2 over markup, which is cheap IMO. Plus all of
the transaction and fulfillment is done via cafepress, so you needn't
worry about sharing your credit card number with me or any of that." -
John Henry "Thanks for stopping by, I'm glad you came! The LowGenius
Online Store at CafeShops.Com is the exclusive home on the internet
for various 9-11 tribute items featuring JohnHenry's original and
critically acclaimed digital artwork, "Reflections of Terror." 10% of
all profits derived from the sale of these items will be donated to
the Red Cross." - John Henry
"I appreciate your positive feedback re: the "Otherworlds" calendar. Hopefully someone will actually *buy* one ;-)" - John Henry
"GO GET A JOB AND GET OFF WELFRE you fucking drug using idiot." -
Avenger
Entry:
LowGenius Fundraiser
Year:
2005-2007
Description:
John raises funds to pay for daily expenses and capital equipment.
Links:
"We should donate to the lowgenius fundraiser" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/dcHAL1v5R48/m/kTE
sK XGKADkJ
"LowGenius Tip Jar" https://web.archive.org/web/20051214094303/http://www.lowgenius.com/fun
dr aiser.asp
Quotes:
"Starting a business isn't easy, and while I've (obviously) had some customers, it's not been enough to keep me eating [...] It has, along
with my work with The Road Less Traveled Theatre, been enough to keep
me in a position where I don't have time for a 'real job.'
Unfortunately, however, I do have the needs of a 'real life.' There is
a bunch of more in-depth information contained in the bulleted list
below, but here's the gist of it: if something you've found on one of
my sites or blogs has helped you, or if you're just a good person with
a little spare cash who wants to help me do the various things I do,
you can make a contribution using your major credit card, e-check, or
PayPal account by clicking the 'Donate' button below." - John Henry
"What is your definition of a 'real job?' I work very hard at what I
do, oftentimes 6-7 days a week. I just don't get paid for it. [...] If
you mean 'why don't you go work for someone,' in a nutshell it's like
this: I am an experienced, but non-degreed, IT professional in a technology-poor area just outside of one of the most talent-saturated
regions of the world. You can't throw a stick in RTP without hitting a Computer Scientist, and unfortunately since the economy went south a
few years ago, getting a job in IT in this area without a degree is
basically impossible. Conversely, because of my field expertise and
work history, when I went through a period of diligently applying for
every job available that I was the least bit qualified to do (i.e.
working on assembly lines or what have you), I was always
'overqualified.' I'm stuck in a fairly unique gray area between not
being paper-qualified to do what I'm actually qualified to do, and
being far, far over-qualified to do anything else like being a factory
worker or taking a McJob somewhere. I've actually applied to places
like McDonalds and WalMart, and they basically laughed in my face." -
John Henry (responding to "Why don't you get a real job?")
"I don't know what's more pathetic, him for begging for donations so
he can go get wasted because he can't or refuses to get a real job, or
you for stalking him." - GregoryD
Griftipedia v0.1
Entry:
Bumper Stickers
Year:
2002
Description:
John sells folded bumper stickers on RSPW.
Links:
"[POLL] What would you pay for a bumper sticker?" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/YPqcATbyaVA/m/-Quyq u14UDIJ
"[Bumper Sticker] Update/Info" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/18Oz6OwCSLU/m/K97YQ TK-Ky0J
"Remember when John Henry tried selling bumper stickers to RSPW?" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/b4F7qKVKI7o/m/eP_uL gI-NakJ
"Attn: John Henry (sticker testimonial)" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/0lk3XzVLQvE/m/yzCIp vSYDCgJ
Quotes:
"Let's say I had this idea to create and sell bumper stickers via lowgenius.com. Let's even pretend, for a minute, that people would be interested in purchasing them - that the logo or phrase I put on them
was marketable. What would you pay for one? I can get blank stickers for around a buck each, or a little less - the ink for each one, I figure,
would run on the order of $.25 each (high quality/high DPI printing),
and the shipping would (of course) run as much as 37 cents each. This
puts my break-even point somewhere around $1.50 each...and let's face it,
I'm not doing this for fun, I'm doing it to make money (and perhaps a statement). So let's say $2? Is that too much? What if I agreed to
donate a portion of the proceeds to a worthy entity related somehow to
the sentiment expressed on the sticker? Would $3 be too much to ask?" -
John Henry
"Due to overwhelmingly positive response from my "test market" (Thanks, rasslin fans!), I have decided to go ahead with my bumper sticker idea.
I've created the stickers, which I will offer for sale @ 3.00 each. I
will also be donating $0.15 from the sale of each sticker to an
appropriate fund for further propagation of the message on the sticker.
I will follow this message up with full ordering details, etc., when I
get the website and order forms completed; ordering will be done through PayPal using your visa, mastercard, etc." - John Henry
"LOL, John's "test market" research consisted of him talking to 8 people
on the RSPW AOL chat, most likely. I think that's how Microsoft does
their market research too. I give it 4 days before John abandons this
idea." - PetePanaro
"A peanuthead is the type of scum that hates real work and manual labor,
and fancies themself as a smart guy that can get by on their brains
instead of having to work. The problem is, the're drawn to
get-rich-quick schemes and other small-potato stuff because they don't
have enough real intelligence, not to mention education, to do anything
in life. They can't even be good con-men correctly, for them it's always
the next big idea that's going to make them rich." - John Henry Slapper
"May be the best money-making idea I've ever had" - John Henry
"You might become a hundred-aire from this latest boondoggle." -
PetePanaro
"I sold a couple of hundred." - John Henry
"I got my stickers BTW, and thought I'd offer some feedback. No worries
on the jagged edges of the prototypes[...] I see Calzone's point on the skinnyness of the 'You Suck' sticker, perhaps instead of:
YOU SUCK. GO AWAY.
you could stack them thusly:
YOU SUCK.
GO AWAY.
They could also then be mailed without folding." - Lord Gow333, minion
of the Apocalypse
Entry:
RSPWCon '95 DVD
Year:
2003
Description:
John sells footage from the 1995 RSPWCon event without permission.
Links:
"[RSPW.Net] Remember that big project?" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/40bBaIvgs_U/m/jFdZU -prjg4J
"[RSPW.Net] It's time to take another look" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/UEYkYLsznYo/m/L9E1M hBgQTwJ
"[RSPW.Net] RSPWCon '95 DVD discontinued" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/Zw68FVCTX6o/m/S8cqU 2PTEjIJ
"[RSPW.Net] '95 Con DVD - Available Again,lower price." https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/uA-4hkH48Bk/m/o0LHT Q3-5noJ
Quotes:
"My interest here is much more in getting this stuff into your hands
than in making money on the deal." - John Henry
"Oldtimers might find out about it and get pissed somebody is selling a
tape of them to God knows who. I'm guessing the tape was made as a
momento for the RSPWers in attendence?" - Allan J. Benson
"Please remove me from all your DVD shills. You know, Chris Palacios is really EASY to find and it's a shame you didn't bother to even talk to
the man before you started spamming. But this seems to be a common
theme." - Christopher Robin Zimmerman
"I spent three MONTHS trying to track Chrispy down, and I didn't want to
sit on this project any longer. I figured that if nothing else, he'd
raise his head when he heard about the project, at which point he and I
could discuss what kind of percentage we can agree is fair. Certainly I
want to ensure that he gets his due; at least a buck on each DVD, maybe
two, maybe even a little more." - John Henry
Entry:
RSPW FAQ
Year:
2003
Description:
John wants to commercialize the RSPW FAQ and move certain aspects of
RSPW to his website.
Links:
"Scott Keith disses John Henry~!" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/Nli-jgScFL4/m/qcdUK u24FE0J
"[RSPW.Net] It's time to take another look" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/UEYkYLsznYo/m/L9E1M hBgQTwJ
"Yo John Henry, when do you plan on putting out the RSPW book?" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/BQkWw6nsohY/m/jaUFj vkSATMJ
"FAQ/Wrestlepedia - Followup" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/HwX65qP_uyQ/m/N48RQ aN6G34J
Quotes:
"There's no spams begging people to come see my website, it's all done
via mailing list. No Spam, No Begging, No crying like a fucking
baby...just programming and an FAQ worthy of the group that exists in a completely open way. So you take your abortion of a website and stick it
up your white trash non skill having ass. People gravitate to something
that works...not something that's going to be hijacked eventually for
your own personal gain on the backs of other hard working posters, you fucking imbicile. Notice the rats abandoning your sinking ship? Tell you something? Another world famous John Henry failure." - Krusty
"Let me help you out here. There is no chance in hell this year's
r.s.p-w Awards will be run by you or through ANY web site. THEY ARE
USENET AWARDS." - Christopher Robin Zimmerman
"Since I have no way of knowing for certain who is responsible for this,
I've elected to simply disband the editorial team completely until
someone steps forward. I hate to do that, but I certainly can't guess,
and I'm in no mood to play childish games with this website, the FAQ, or
the Wrestlepedia. There are others willing to help. Hopefully, the
person responsible will be a man and come forward, so that the other, innocent party can continue to contribute, but hey, whatever. If it
comes down to it, I'll just write it myself. Granted, it'll take a great
deal longer...but I got time." - John Henry
"I think that the notion that attempting to market this work for profit
is a "bad thing" is utterly ludicrous. Unless, of course, someone
involved was directly plagiarizing and didn't tell me, there is no
ethical violation in profiting from one's own hard work. The notion that compiling this huge body of information is something that MUST be done
for free is mind-boggling. But to me, the greatest disappointment isn't
that the potential income from such a venture has been lost - indeed, the "potential income" was at most an afterthought." - John Henry
Entry:
RSPW the Book
Year:
2003
Description:
John considers selling the wrestling trivia portion of the FAQ as a book. Links:
"Yo John Henry, when do you plan on putting out the RSPW book?" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/BQkWw6nsohY/m/jaUFj vkSATMJ
"FAQ/Wrestlepedia - Followup" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/HwX65qP_uyQ/m/N48RQ aN6G34J
"(META) RSPW - The book????" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/j30Hej0_EbU/m/gEgwZ -QcBCMJ
"Wait, lemme get this straight...so *I'M* jealous? Well, let's check
this out:" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/LITtvFHUfUA/m/-1-x5 bw0i54J
"[FAQ] A decision has been reached" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/JXp9jXtJK7w/m/0Kah5 1dIrgUJ
Quotes:
"The Wrestlepedia will need some rework, which is a time-consuming pain
in the butt, but I'll do it, with the help of whoever cares to help.
When it's done, yeah, I probably *will* try to sell it as a 3-space book.
Why not? I have worked hard on it - and will work harder - and I'm
certainly not the kind of shallow, crooked asshole that would try to
make money myself *without* ensuring that everyone else involved got
their share of the pie." - John Henry
"The basic gist I got from this article was "NO NO NO NO It's not about
the money!!!! OK it is about the money." - Oooh your so cool Brewster
"As for "cashing in on other people's work," I'd hardly call what I do "cashing in." A couple of people have stepped in to help out because
they like the site and are good folks. So my server bill is covered for
a few months. I certainly appreciate it, but I'd hardly call it "cashing
in." I'm also curious as to what "other people's work" you're talking
about. Other than a handful of FAQ entries [...] everything on that site
is of my creation, and none of it is generating any income. There's no
"pay" section of the site. There's no membership or dues. There's no
popup advertisements or banner ads. So where am I "cashing in" here,
vermin? What "other people's work" am I pimping for money? I don't see
it. Just one more illustration of how frightened you are to think that
maybe someday you'll find out that you didn't have to be a low-life
fraud to get a few bucks out of life." - John Henry
"So you have fun trying desperately to cast me as some money-grubbing
thief just looking to scam a few marks out of their bucks by hocking the
work of other people. Anyone with half a brain knows better" - John Henry "Neither the FAQ nor the Wrestlepedia will be offered for sale as a book. That is all." - John Henry
Entry:
RSPW the Store
Year:
2003
Description:
John pushes book and video sales using Amazon affiliate marketing.
Links:
"[RS{W.Net] Video Store, A preview of the new RSPW/PW FAQ..." https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/bUiEjjHtzKo/m/Z0nrN kGom2cJ
"[RSPW.Net] Info, New Features, Future Plans, and Begging" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/SdfKI8pl8KI/m/3HhGf fagSWEJ
Quotes:
"I'm not going to buy from you just because you have to shill it to have anyone care. Now, if I was visiting RSPW.net and saw the ad, maybe I
would consider it. But if you're going to just become another Marc Ash,
then consider your RSPW.Net address PLONKED after the next shill." - FenderBender
"It's a "work in progress," you see, because new things are happening
all the time[...] The notion is to overcome the perception tha tthis is
just another temporary RSPW project/fad, and to let people know that
work is progressing on this[...] eventually, hopefully, people will
start seeing RSPW.Net as more than the "abandoned project" that people
were claiming it was a couple of months ago." - John Henry
"I have entered into a partnership with Amazon.Com, the world's largest online retailer, to create the RSPW.Net Bookstore. Currently we are
offering 9 titles, including books from the Hardys, Blassie, Heenan,
Piper, and even JR's Cookbook, and we'll be adding more throughout the
day and then maintaining an up-to-date list." - John Henry
"I'm seriously thinking of picking up the Wrestlecrap book when it comes
out and the Zenk book if that ever comes out, and I'm going to make a
specifc point of NOT doing it through your site." - Ned Ryerson - BING
Entry:
LowGenius Toolbar
Year:
2004
Description:
John asks RSPW to install software described by journalists as malware. Links:
"Please Consider The Free LowGenius.Com IE Toolbar" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/i6kQdSF0pzE/m/bPbFQ jVte4AJ
Quotes:
"I just snagged a pretty nifty bit of technology that I"m trying to
convince people to use. It's a free LowGenius.Com toolbar [...] It helps
me out by raising my traffic rating when you visit my site with the
toolbar on, for one thing. For another, if you use it to either search
amazon or jump to amazon (there's an amazon button on it) and then buy something, I get a small cut of the purchase price, which helps me pay
my server bill. It's painless, and doesn't do anything that the Google toolbar doesn't do in terms of tracking your web surfing." - John Henry "You're a bigger prick than I thought." - Curtis Blofeld
(In response to Hack-Man posting an article from PC Magazine
characterizing toolbars as trojans): "Comparing this toolbar to a trojan
is like comparing a sneeze to the final stages of AIDS. Dvorak should be ashamed of himself for writing such melodramatic nonsense." - John Henry
"Go fuck yourself. You just summed up everything I hate about the
internet. I don't use Internet Explorer, I don't need to install browser wrecking toolbars, I don't buy shit off of Amazon, I don't want to visit
your god-damned site, and I sure as hell don't want to pay your fucking server bill. This the most insulting piece of self-indulgent bullshit
I've ever seen." - Rockboy
Entry:
LowGenius 9-11 Tribute Store
Year:
2003-2005
Description:
John hawks wallpapers and calendars to RSPW.
Links:
"[$hill] I think y'all will dig this..." https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/6oc6EGzUN5I/m/pXtA0 1RMBQAJ
"I Remind You: RedPaper.Com" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/J-uEyGjm23A/m/sG328 yWKI5QJ
"LowGenius 9-11 Tribute Store" https://web.archive.org/web/20040106011600/http://www.cafeshops.com/lowge nius
"The 2004 Otherworld Calendar" https://web.archive.org/web/20040118110254/http://www.lulu.com/content/30
701
Quotes:
"I've got my first cafepress item for sale - a 12-month wall calendar of
my original 3D artwork, stunningly rendered in red, blue, AND green~! Seriously, I've been selling these graphics on redpaper.com for 15 cents
each as 1600x1200 desktop wallpaper, and I've had a lot of good reviews.
Now I've made them into much higher quality images and put them on a calendar. I think they'll make an excellent gift for those people that
you don't really know what else to get 'em, like bosses and
mothers-in-law. Please take a look, and enjoy. I've priced the calendar
at only $2 over markup, which is cheap IMO. Plus all of the transaction
and fulfillment is done via cafepress, so you needn't worry about
sharing your credit card number with me or any of that." - John Henry
"Thanks for stopping by, I'm glad you came! The LowGenius Online Store
at CafeShops.Com is the exclusive home on the internet for various 9-11 tribute items featuring JohnHenry's original and critically acclaimed
digital artwork, "Reflections of Terror." 10% of all profits derived
from the sale of these items will be donated to the Red Cross." - John
Henry
"I appreciate your positive feedback re: the "Otherworlds" calendar. Hopefully someone will actually *buy* one ;-)" - John Henry
"GO GET A JOB AND GET OFF WELFRE you fucking drug using idiot." - Avenger
Entry:
LowGenius Fundraiser
Year:
2005-2007
Description:
John raises funds to pay for daily expenses and capital equipment.
Links:
"We should donate to the lowgenius fundraiser" https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/dcHAL1v5R48/m/kTEsK XGKADkJ
"LowGenius Tip Jar" https://web.archive.org/web/20051214094303/http://www.lowgenius.com/fundr aiser.asp
Quotes:
"Starting a business isn't easy, and while I've (obviously) had some customers, it's not been enough to keep me eating [...] It has, along
with my work with The Road Less Traveled Theatre, been enough to keep me
in a position where I don't have time for a 'real job.' Unfortunately, however, I do have the needs of a 'real life.' There is a bunch of more in-depth information contained in the bulleted list below, but here's
the gist of it: if something you've found on one of my sites or blogs
has helped you, or if you're just a good person with a little spare cash
who wants to help me do the various things I do, you can make a
contribution using your major credit card, e-check, or PayPal account by clicking the 'Donate' button below." - John Henry
"What is your definition of a 'real job?' I work very hard at what I do, oftentimes 6-7 days a week. I just don't get paid for it. [...] If you
mean 'why don't you go work for someone,' in a nutshell it's like this:
I am an experienced, but non-degreed, IT professional in a
technology-poor area just outside of one of the most talent-saturated
regions of the world. You can't throw a stick in RTP without hitting a Computer Scientist, and unfortunately since the economy went south a few years ago, getting a job in IT in this area without a degree is
basically impossible. Conversely, because of my field expertise and work history, when I went through a period of diligently applying for every
job available that I was the least bit qualified to do (i.e. working on assembly lines or what have you), I was always 'overqualified.' I'm
stuck in a fairly unique gray area between not being paper-qualified to
do what I'm actually qualified to do, and being far, far over-qualified
to do anything else like being a factory worker or taking a McJob
somewhere. I've actually applied to places like McDonalds and WalMart,
and they basically laughed in my face." - John Henry (responding to "Why don't you get a real job?")
"I don't know what's more pathetic, him for begging for donations so he
can go get wasted because he can't or refuses to get a real job, or you
for stalking him." - GregoryD
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