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Threadless offering $1000 for positive ID of Chicagoans in these photos

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Re: Threadless offering $1000 for positive ID of Chicagoans in these photos

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Post by adatta02 »

GrandMasterBirt wrote: post #2

I don't like it. I don't like going on a manhunt for no good reason. Are they ex-employees who must be punished dearly? Are they thiefs? Alleged thiefs? Being hassled by the company?

I don't like it either. Doing this without any context is creepy and a little un-nerving. People would probably go to some length for $1000.

Re: Threadless offering $1000 for positive ID of Chicagoans in these photos

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Post by breck »

GrandMasterBirt wrote: post #2

I don't like it. I don't like going on a manhunt for no good reason. Are they ex-employees who must be punished dearly? Are they thiefs? Alleged thiefs? Being hassled by the company?

My guess is that they're friends of the company who volunteered for this.

Re: Threadless offering $1000 for positive ID of Chicagoans in these photos

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Post by icey »

This whole idea is creepy as hell - someone from threadless just says it's "serious" and refuses to give any details as to who these people are or why they want to suddenly play net-nanny. In the meantime, here's a handful of cash for whoever decides to play big brother. It's a bad thing to start, and a bad thing to encourage.

Re: Threadless offering $1000 for positive ID of Chicagoans in these photos

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Post by cmelbye »

GrandMasterBirt wrote: post #2

I don't like it. I don't like going on a manhunt for no good reason. Are they ex-employees who must be punished dearly? Are they thiefs? Alleged thiefs? Being hassled by the company?

Exactly my thought. Are these people on the Threadless hit list or something? And the fact that they avoided the question when someone asked...

Re: Threadless offering $1000 for positive ID of Chicagoans in these photos

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Post by nopassrecover »

GrandMasterBirt wrote: post #2

I don't like it. I don't like going on a manhunt for no good reason. Are they ex-employees who must be punished dearly? Are they thiefs? Alleged thiefs? Being hassled by the company?

"scottvdp 33 min 29 sec ago We cannot say, for legal reasons. I can tell you that if you find them, we will pay you handsomely. "

Re: Threadless offering $1000 for positive ID of Chicagoans in these photos

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Post by simon_ »

icey wrote: post #5

This whole idea is creepy as hell - someone from threadless just says it's "serious" and refuses to give any details as to who these people are or why they want to suddenly play net-nanny. In the meantime, here's a handful of cash for whoever decides to play big brother. It's a bad thing to start, and a bad thing to encourage.

This sentiment seems a little silly to me - there's no implicit right to anonymity in RL, especially if you go around pissing people off by stealing from them.
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