That’s really a shame. He’s lucky they were at least honest enough to give a straight answer, I suppose.
It is a shame. The direct answer to me, only indicates how little concern is being shown to their subject matter.
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#12It sounds like Jason invested a lot of time and care in making a donation of a large collection of possibly historic periodicals. He disagreed with the way the donation was handled, they apparently tossed them without much consideration and kept his plastic bins. So, he’s decided no longer to attend festivals.
Was the issue about disrespect, the loss of the periodicals, mismanagement, or a combination? It doesn’t say.
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#13All that history, gone. Screw em
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#15It sounds like Jason invested a lot of time and care in making a donation of a large collection of possibly historic periodicals. He disagreed with the way the donation was handled, they apparently tossed them without much consideration and kept his plastic bins. So, he’s decided no longer to attend festivals. Was the issue about disrespect, the loss of the periodicals, mismanagement, or a combination? It doesn’t say…
Given Jason is in the business of archiving things, likely the loss itself is has to be a part of it.
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#16Sounds like the donation was unsolicited, Jason just expected the thousand pounds of tree pulp to be appreciated by a vintage computer festival?
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#17Note that Vintage Computer Festivals refers to a specific festival held by the Vintage Computer Foundation (VCF). Jason isn't saying he will never go to any festival ever again.
Yes, in this case the capitalization is important.
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#18It sounds like Jason invested a lot of time and care in making a donation of a large collection of possibly historic periodicals. He disagreed with the way the donation was handled, they apparently tossed them without much consideration and kept his plastic bins. So, he’s decided no longer to attend festivals. Was the issue about disrespect, the loss of the periodicals, mismanagement, or a combination? It doesn’t say…
Given Jason is in the business of archiving things, likely the loss itself is has to be a part of it.
It seems almost impossibly rude to take a donation like that, then to destroy it without even seeing if the person who donated it would like it back.
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#19Sounds like the donation was unsolicited, Jason just expected the thousand pounds of tree pulp to be appreciated by a vintage computer festival?
It definitely does not sound like that. What a strange interpretation. Who would spend hundreds of dollars and hours of time just to do an unsolicited drop?
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#20Sounds like the donation was unsolicited, Jason just expected the thousand pounds of tree pulp to be appreciated by a vintage computer festival?
I mean if the donation is unwanted, it is possible to deny it (you could even go the "we only want the containers" route). Or if the decision comes at a later point in time, one could ask the donor if he wants the stuff back (once again, possibly accompanied by "but we'd like to keep the containers").