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Tantrix: Cya,
Jens Kort.
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stonebro: Somehow I don't think "Mit freundlichen Gr�ssen" should be translated into "Cya".

I translated it into internet speak.
Oh look , he did wrote me on English too:
"
Thanks for your mail. We hadn't got the slightest idea, that we, the German
Childhood Cancer Foundation, are declared charity partner on
givewhateveryouwant.com. We don't know Mr. Kolbe nor did we get
any donation. We were not informed about this initiative.
"
Post edited May 27, 2010 by Tantrix
Here's yet another interview : http://sixtyfpsorbust.tumblr.com/post/635687639/give-whatever-you-want-controversy-an-interview-with
I say, it's not very gentlemanly to portray the man in his full English language amateurship. The man may not be the most reliable on Earth, but everyone deserves a fair trial.
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Narushima: Here's yet another interview : http://sixtyfpsorbust.tumblr.com/post/635687639/give-whatever-you-want-controversy-an-interview-with
I say, it's not very gentlemanly to portray the man in his full English language amateurship. The man may not be the most reliable on Earth, but everyone deserves a fair trial.

It is not a portray, because this are his anwsers. Any corrections would be an interpretation and that would not be fair and correct. He really should take more time to answer the questions better, but this crazy answers are really not the fault of the interviewer.
Post edited May 27, 2010 by DukeNukemForever
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Narushima: Here's yet another interview : http://sixtyfpsorbust.tumblr.com/post/635687639/give-whatever-you-want-controversy-an-interview-with
I say, it's not very gentlemanly to portray the man in his full English language amateurship. The man may not be the most reliable on Earth, but everyone deserves a fair trial.

No, it's the correct way. Any other correction from the interviewer could be count as subjective interpretation. If Kolbe isn't able to find a decent English writer, it's his own fault.
BTW, Jens Kort sent me another email. He told me Jochen just called him and asked for cooperation. He declined it.
It's getting worse
In A.D. 2101 war was beginning.
Got an answer from WWF:
"Dear (...)
Thank you very much for your email that was forwarded to me. May I ask you to get in touch with me, you find my details below or let me know how I can
reach you. Certainly WWF will take action against each infringement of its rights or even WWF is capitalized for marketing purposes.
Kind regards,

Sebastian M. Ober, LL.M.
Rechtsanwalt/In-house Counsel"
Should I take the call?
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Tantrix: Should I take the call?

That would be a bit too much in my opinion. Jochen has enough trouble as it is, and I'm sure the law department of an organisation as big as the WWF would tear him a new one. Making fun of him is one thing, but actively throwing him to the wolves takes it too far.
I didn't wanted it to go that far either. I was just asking if they did know of the page.
Man, why did I have to volunteer in this?!
Post edited May 27, 2010 by Tantrix
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Narushima: Here's yet another interview : http://sixtyfpsorbust.tumblr.com/post/635687639/give-whatever-you-want-controversy-an-interview-with
I say, it's not very gentlemanly to portray the man in his full English language amateurship. The man may not be the most reliable on Earth, but everyone deserves a fair trial.

OMG... >_<
For the language: As it has already been said, it's his fault when he doesn't get someone with better english to write the answers for him. Why IS he even answering to all the questions over and over again? It's not that he's helping himself by repeating all his naive childish and unprofessional stuff all over and over again... :(
PLUS, he published his email conversations with the publishers there... while they TOO only show his incompetence... OMG OMG OMG... i really don't know if i should laugh or cry over him... ^^
EDIT@Tantrix: It's your choice but maybe if i were you i would take the call... After all he DID advertise with the charity aspect of his site without the charities even knowing about it. And no one knows for sure if he correctly splits the money and so on... He even admitted that all the money goes into a private PayPal account first... Could be better to prevent him from doing such business again. Could be better for him and his family, too, as he seems to be totally unprofessional with everything related to what he does...
Post edited May 27, 2010 by Grombart
I think I'll just write him:
"Thanks for your answer but I prefer to stay via email since I don't want to get involved in it. I volunteered in an English Community to ask you if WWF knew of Jochen Kolbe's project or not."
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Tantrix: Man, why did I have to volunteer in this?!

Revenge is driving you. I feel much anger in you, free yourself of such feelings or it will lead you to the darkside!
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Tantrix: Man, why did I have to volunteer in this?!
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pops117: Revenge is driving you. I feel much anger in you, free yourself of such feelings or it will lead you to the darkside!

I was thinking of truth and clarification! Anger was only my driving force.
@Tantrix: As a new threadpage started and you may not read my edit on the previous page, i'll post it here again, just to be sure:
It's your choice but maybe if i were you i would take the call... After all he DID advertise with the charity aspect of his site without the charities even knowing about it. And no one knows for sure if he correctly splits the money and so on... He even admitted that all the money goes into a private PayPal account first... Could be better to prevent him from doing such business again. Could be better for him and his family, too, as he seems to be totally unprofessional with everything related to what he does...
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Tantrix: I was thinking of truth and clarification! Anger was only my driving force.

"Truth is the consensus of opinion... or something" sorry I've been playing too much Penumbra lately :P
To be honest, if Jochen really gets through on his attempts at sueing you, a WWF lawyer would really come in handy ;)
But if I were you I wouldn't get so much involved, his deeds and his project are already collapsing under his feet.
You can send him the links to both interviews, Jochens page and maybe the indiegame article. I think that's enough, because more you can't tell him. A call will force you to give your interpretation, but this is not necessary. Especially Jochens answers in the last interview shows how he interprets his acting and the rights of others.