The Aqualung Discussion [ Moved ]

[Kim]

Way to go Doc! I can't believe that this can go any way except to the detriment of such bullies. It's about time that large organizations realized that customers have opinions too - and they need to be listened to!

ScubaBoards very own "Orange Revolution"!

 

[Wayward Son]

They can't do much to netdoc, but if Phil keeps posting on it they may have grounds to go after him. Even if they can't win in court, they could make it very expensive for him to defend.

Looking at it from the POV of a large corporation, I can see why AL would want to shut that down. On the other hand, that very action taken to protect themselves may well be the same as slitting their own throats, given the bad PR that comes from it. A calculated risk on their part.

 

[scubamickey]

They lost me as a customer as of right now.

 

[Scuba_Steve]

Dang missed it.

Is this the gist of it?

http://thedecostop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18528

Nice word doc Brandon

I'd like to see this can-o-worms open real wide......

 

[Damselfish]

Answers the question of whether they were reading the thread.

 

[mike_s]

Netdoc. Can you answer one question exactly? how many "reads" was it up to?

I think it was somewhere around 23,000 or 24,000 reads. A TREMENDOUS amount of intereste for a thread that was only slightly just over two weeks old. Those numbers alone should show Aqualung the reasons they should rethink their childish ways.

I guess Aqualung not only vilotates anti-trust laws about price setting, but now wants to squash our free speach laws.

I emailed them again yesterday to ask why they didn't reply to my first email. I got not reply on it either. Gutless.

 

[Brandon]

Dang missed it.

Is this the gist of it?

http://thedecostop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18528

Nice word doc Brandon

I'd like to see this can-o-worms open real wide......

That's the one =) Read it quick, it's going to get yanked soon.

-Brandon.

 

[mdb]

Phil Ellis was threatened via Law Suit by Aire Liquide (Aqualung's parent company) for airing the truth about their relationship. It is my opinion that such a law suit is meant only to bully, harass and censor the truth about how our industry operates.

NetDoc: I agree. The truth is well known in our small industry, many will attest to it from personal and documented experience. Any attempt to supress the truth will, ultimately, lose.

High priced lawyers may intimidate some. I don't think they will intimidate Phil. They obviously do not intimidate you.

It is quite obvious that Phil simply posted his honest feelings. The post struck a cord.

Many posts later a large corporation sends their lawyers into the fray.

A simple civil phone call could have solved all this.

 

[The Chairman]

Netdoc. Can you answer one question exactly? how many "reads" was it up to?

24,733

 

[mike_s]

I don't think that Phil ever intened to cause Aqualung harm. I actually think he was hoping that Aqualung and Dive Sports could settle this issue so that he could start selling their product again. (I don't mean to try to speak for Phil here though....)

I don't think he was happy about the imposed pricing policy and the termination of his dealership, but I thought he handled this "discussion" with class. I think how Aqualung handled it goes without saying....