thanks for the fascinating excuse-- er-- reply.

WB:

#1 nothing-- and my presumption that you're racist has nothing to do with that question. you bait people by calling them "cave dwellars (sic)," and harbor cartoonish, disgusting stereotypes about Kenyans, Pakistanis, and Ukrainians. who knows why? maybe it's because many of those nationalities' representatives here own companies that are competing with yours. I also presume that since you've been to zero of these countries, and aren't friends with any of their citizens personally, this makes them particularly attractive targets for your out-group stereotyping. let me know if I'm wrong.

#2 Rafaella, whom you first pigeonholed as a target for your anti-ESL taunts, turned out to be a much more cogent and thoughtful writer than you assumed. the ensuing pwnage resulted in a significant downscale of your assertions about Raf's language usage. I've seen you backpedal so many times that I believe I'm particularly attuned to it. your "attack dog" persona, being based on skewed assumptions (see #1), is often pwned, and whimpers. if you prefer, I can call it "whimpering" instead of "backpedaling."

#3 I could care less. s/he's more articulate than you are, but Raf is also not setting him/herself up as an arbiter of English language usage here, and instead, seems to be following the normal rules of message board/email grammar, which are quite last and foose. you and pheelyks have built yourself glass houses; Raf has not.


such a shame!

you're talking out of your a$5.

translators where? they all speak English, dummy. it's part of their ex-colonial educational system. did you fail international history as well as grammar? no wonder you can only make it as a hack.


WB, racist windbag, is in over his head-- again-- and backpedaling appropriately.

glass houses!

spoken like a true idiot.


I think EW writer is done rattling the bars of your monkey cage... and so am I, for now. it's been a good show, but as usual, your screeching and feces-flinging ultimately gets boring.

WB-- knowing your predilection for proof, you might want to post those dozen threads. because the way I remember it, it was two.

I posted the link twice, and forgot about it. that doesn't make me stupid, though it may make me absent-minded. you may have noticed that I haven't posted the link since; I don't keep making the same mistake over and over (a commonly accepted definition of stupidity for which you fit the bill perfectly).

if I'm stupid for anything in all this, it is, as EW writer attests, thinking of you as a serious threat to my livelihood. now, go ahead: huff and puff, and pat yourself on the back some more. I enjoy some comic relief as much as the next guy.

just don't think for a second that I believe any of your empty threats, or that I'm not going to call BS whenever you make one. put up or shut up.

you're still at it! what an epic fail.

picture this: you own an essay company. you have a good relationship with a writer, in which you pay him royalties for a few hundred papers he has given you. this relationship has been going on for years, and thousands of dollars have been made on both sides.

now, you get a mean-spirited, empty-headed vendetta from some lunatic about a message board, demanding the termination of this long-standing, lucrative relationship.

are you really that deluded that you think Academon is going to do anything but laugh at you?

have fun on your fool's errand, though. don't let the impossibility of accomplishing anything on it stop you (I know you won't).

as I've learned, one of WB's defaults here is to attempt to play himself off as some sort of cyber-stalker.

it's all BS, of course, which is proven by his hilarious inability to make good on a 3-year-old empty threat against my Academon account. that he's sticking to this threat is as much a testament to his stubbornness as his refusal to admit that he needs to practice spelling the words "peek" and "dweller."

you don't know anyone's real IRL identity, WB. you don't have pull in the industry. you're just a nut who sometimes manages to shoot fish in a barrel.

end of story.

again: you're right, WB, it was stupid of me. I now know that you couldn't hack your way out of a wet paper bag. you threatened me; I thought you were a threat. I didn't realize at the time that I was dealing with a toothless lunatic. I'm not a mind reader, either.


I'm not being paid to be your English teacher, WB. if I were, I would go back and register every one of your persistent errors for you, and we could talk about ways in which to correct them. as it is, I'm content to watch you repeat them, and laugh at you. you can take that as an incentive for change, or an incentive for denial... it's up to you.

thanks-- I just sold 2 yesterday.


I agree-- stupid mistakes aren't worth mentioning. global errors, though... wait, do I really have to explain it again?


that was back when I thought you might actually be some kind of threat. I agree-- it was very stupid of me to think that.


are you talking about the "legitimate" members?

you think the majority of essay company clients use their papers as the legal caveats intend, and I'm the clueless one? okay, WB, whatever. don't forget to keep me posted re: Academon.


Meo, this is what I was talking about. here you see a global error in action. this is not a mistake or a typo-- it's a problem with WB's little brain and homophones.

"peek," WB. write it ten times.

Meo-- WB seems cranky. his boots obviously are not shiny enough. get to work!

total BS. Meo licks your boots, so you believe it. that's the only reason you're not calling him a "cave dwellar" yourself... that or you really are gullible.

I would bet money that Meo does not tell all his clients he is an ESL writer... and I don't blame him. why should he handicap himself?


as EW writer and I have both explained, mistaking "at first" and "in the first place," and "flare" for "flair" (these two examples are the tip of the iceberg) are global errors. rather than being slips of the fingers, they are deep and serious misunderstandings about how the English language is put together, and they make you look like a crappy writer.

who cares why? the important thing is that you get better.

out of all the people rushing to a writing company rescue, only one of them lies about not working there. I ask myself: why is that?

once again, Meo: everyone makes mistakes. global errors, on the other hand, are repeated mistakes in your language that make you look like a fool, and need corrected. do you understand? if you do it once, it's a mistake. if you do it over and over, it's an error.

maybe you expect people in this snake pit to correct your errors with gentle guidance. it's unrealistic; most people here, including me, are going to make fun of you. either way, it's the same intent: we want you to stop using the language so awkwardly, and internalize the correction.

I try not to be a prescriptive grammarian, because I think that people who have to lean on centuries-old constructions are not only unintelligent, but also are denying the vitality of the language.

linguistic deviation is fine, and even constructive, if it makes sense, and gets the correct meaning across. you often don't. that you try to pass off your errors as creative use of non standard English is offensive. your confusion of "at first" and "first of all" is a prime example.

one last point: pairing fancy words with archaic constructions does't make people think you know the language any better. I see this mistake all the time with my students. they think that, when they could simply say, "using a thesaurus," if they say, "prevail upon the indubitable services of a thesaurus," it makes them sound smarter. it doesn't. it makes them sound ridiculous.

don't get me wrong, pheelyks. I'm fine with cheating, if it's a short-term thing. there are emergencies, etc. but when it comes to outsourcing an entire dissertation, or, for that matter, an entire college career, I'm not with that at all.

in fact, I've turned down repeat clients for this reason.

now that I've explained, would you care to explain how that makes me hypocritical, or would you like to just keep your foot in your mouth?

as for calling me an ass, it's not my fault that the ESL writers think you're one of them, pheelyks. I hope you don't think that just because I pointed that out, it makes it my fault.


how are you going to feel about yourself once you get out in the real world, having faked the culmination of your training?

I guess "outsource" is too heavy a term to refer to writing a master's thesis. Professional writers do it on a regular basis because it's their job. We have EW writer here who does things so remarkably that no one can even dare to think of.

are you saying here that you are so destructive when you attempt a statistical analysis in English, that the paper actually bursts into flames?

MeoKhan, you need to learn the difference between a "slip" and a "global error."

a slip is when you type too fast, and eht words soemtimes... get it? it's a mistake, best left ignored.

a "global error" is when you do something ignorant, because you don't know any better, and look like a J-A. your heroes pheelyks (basic contractions) and WB (confused homonyms) make them regularly, and are similarly resistant to correction... which is good, from your perspective, right? you want to fit in with them, don't you?

from another perspective, unlike a slip, a global error demands correction... for which you should thank EW, rather than lashing out in your guilt and shame, and making pathetic excuses to justify your ignorance.

good luck. remember-- learning is a lifelong process. English is a very hard language to master, and I know it can be frustrating. try listening to people who try to correct your global errors. otherwise, your errors are going to persist.

is that why you hate yourself, WB, because you're fat? I feel bad for you.

big talk. it's been what, 3 years? how many more years do I have to wait?


you know best.

<-- 6'0", 175


you know best.

can someone change the thread title to "sad, fat trolls display projection issues?"

pheelyks-- as a reply, essayhood's is actually a little better than yours. first of all, do you remember what a sentence is?

seriously, pheelyks... what was going on with you in elementary school? something was obviously really distracting you. were you popular too early? were you absent a lot? were you the victim of bullies? maybe you were home-schooled.

don't answer; I don't really care. let's stick to the present.

I'd say, "well, this company does give an address on its website; you just have to scroll down;" but is that even your complaint? I can't tell; it's nonsense.

eerik-- the fact that the company does give contact info (2 phone numbers and a street address) on its website is a good sign, but you might want to check just in case, to make sure the address is real, and the numbers work. use Google maps, and pick up a phone. when you call, identify yourself as a potential customer, and ask them some questions. how long have they been in business? how many writers do they employ? etc. if you still have trepidation, place a small order (2 pages) first, and, if you like what you get, order more. it's as simple as that.

yes pheelyks, I understand your denial, but out of all the targets on here, they've chosen you as the ESL writer.

... and pheelyks is again mistaken for an ELL. don't worry, pheelyks. I believe you probably skipped the essentials of primary school in the US, rather than elsewhere. and look at you now-- you're making untold fortunes doing kids' homework for them, and as a result of "living the dream," your family probably has **** health insurance. think of how proud of you the shoddy US public school teachers who encouraged your "talents" must be.

I'm doing better every year, thanks.


... but it's your fantasy.

btw, how does it feel that everyone thinks you're an ESL writer? I bet it makes you wish you paid better attention in elementary school.

don't get it twisted: SEO is marketing, and thepensters doesn't do it. you're welcome for the explanation.


hurry, WB. my Academon payment is on the way, and you have yet to make good on your promise.

your efforts to present yourself as useful to this forum are disasters, MeoKhan. you should have stuck to defending global English. congrats, you've become the pet dog of a bunch of clueless idiots.

my reason is that I like to point out idiocy when I see it. all you did was repeat pheelyks' dumb answer. if you can't think of your own, or explain how SEO doesn't relate to marketing, keep it to yourself.

again: pensters' business model is based on making their writers perform their own marketing. SEO is a form of marketing. therefore, jules' assertion that pensters writers would want to look into SEO to advertise their pensters homepages is legitimate, despite pheelyks' dumb meddling, and your dumber echo.


because you want to save yourself a shred of dignity, you addled little parrot? no?

read the thread, you dumb toady. s/he had a question about AR reward points.

MeoKhan, coming in late and repeating others' answers. what a surprise.

tell us, MeoKhan, how exactly is the concept of using SEO as marketing technically flawed?

pheelyks, as usual, making wise-ass assumptions about things that confuse him. why don't you stop and think, dummy, before you put your foot in your mouth again?

what jules said makes perfect sense. thepensters.com has decided to take one of the main reasons that writers rely on companies in the first place, and pull it out from under them. that's right: if you write for thepensters, you have to do your own marketing. SEO is part of this. you'd do better on your own with a free email and freedom. their business model makes no sense to anyone but upper management.

expect to see a lot more links from desperate pensters writers on this forum.

**** you, jackoff. I don't give a **** what you think about grammar, or about your personal insecurities growing up in a third world ****hole. I make typos on message boards, because I treat them casually. this is a forum for casual language; stop trying to be a snoot. don't you know that pointing out spelling/grammar errors on message boards and in chatrooms makes you look like an ahole? take your fears about your own twisted English skills, and cram them up your ass.


email administration after a customer thanks, compliments, or repeat requests you, and ask them for a reward point. admin will not do this on their own; you have to remind them.

and as a side note to all AR writers: be careful! AR has been known to randomly jack fines up to 300%. if this happens to you, quit.

btw, does anyone know where AR is located in the US? their phone number has a New York area code. I know some people who would love to pay them a visit...

okay, WB-- no changing your mind this time. and while you try in vain to make good on your boast, or think up a new excuse to get out of it, I'll make sure to update you every time I get a payment from Academon.

WB-- you might have been able to help shut down a couple of overseas spam-companies that were competing with ET, but you can't touch a productive account at a legitimate company... you're only going to prove yourself a delusional victim of internet entitlement.

none of your fake mercy. if the account is just peanuts as you claim, it shouldn't be too much of a job for you to have it shut down, just to teach me a lesson. right? I dare you to make good on your word.

ESL writers are writers, first and foremost. they are just as likely to be horrible at English as native speakers, in this industry... or even a little less so, I'd imagine, since they have the wherewithal to know at least 2 languages to begin with. if there's going to be disclosure, it should be equal-- if MeoKhan has to disclose English as his 2nd language, you, pheelyks, should have to notify clients that you are a native speaker who still stumbles over the use of simple contractions.

Meo, honesty has nothing to do with it. look at the industry-- it's based on lies. talking about the primacy of honesty in such an environment is absurd. you're right about one thing-- it's about skill. that's all. that you preemptively tell your clients that you are not a native English speaker is either a lie or a further form of pathetic self-abasement... judging by your conduct on this forum, I would guess the latter.

dead on! the only kind of ESL writer you're comfortable with is a fawning, self-hating toady.

WB-- I'm still waiting for Academon to lower the boom. have you made that phone call yet?

haha, pwned.

muny, the answer to your question is: people here are trying to "protect American students" because the internet opened up a big external change in the paper mill market. it's a brave new world, but the entrenched US/UK companies are scared. there are writers out there who are literate in various forms of post-colonial English, write for cheaper prices, and often produce copy that is indistinguishable in quality... not that quality matters in this industry anyway, since the customer has no legal recourse.

when idiots like pheelyks say, "there's definitely a place for ESL writers," as if they're politely making a concession, it's hilarious... the "place" to which he's referring is, in his mind, the "back of the bus..." but he doesn't even realize who's driving.

bark, bark, bark...

your straw man arguments don't work on me.

btw, all it takes to recognize your syntax as awkward and clunky is a modicum of taste... it's not a polling issue. what's the best, most sensible, clearest way to express termination? "getting fired?" "leaving a job forcefully?" haha.

regarding academia -- why make a threat if it's not worth your time? --because it's a classic bully move. when push comes to shove, you go weak.

haha. you are an affront to the English language; when you twist and turn it this awkwardly, it cries out in pain much more than it does from the affronts of those ESL writers you deride.

speaking of which, I'm having trouble following the twists and turns of your craziness, WBS. how can you threaten to have me fired from someplace for which you claim I don't work?