Profitability of this discussion board
AlnEstn
I wonder if there is any profit to this discussion board if it can be
dominated by the crazy posts regarding degreeinfo and Dr. Bear. If
there is any truth to these claims (which seems clearly not to be the
case), they should be demonstated and commented on by the site
administration. If not, they are certainly in violation of the sign-up
agreement of this forum, and I would wonder, bordering on grounds for
legal action by Dr. Bear against the parties involved. I would think
the administrators of this forum would put a stop to such nonsense.
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AlnEstn
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John Bear
Thank you Mr. Easton.
I don't think the operators of a board that doesn't pre-screen postings
are liable for what appears . . . until they are notified of a libelous
offense, and do not take action.
Goodness knows, I've been notifying them, and to date, no response and
no action. So far, only by Email. Next step is the polite personal
certified letter to Mr. Dmitri Snytkine, Administrator, in East
Stroudsburg, PA.
John Bear
jo...@ursa.net
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Jack Dickson
Funny how Chip White's asking for money.
THE ATLANTA
OCTOBER 25, 2003
STAFF COLUMNIST NICK HUNTER
"I was not aware that Bear was one of the owners of Columbia Pacific
University and that it was unaccredited. I paid Bear $5000US and
submitted a book report that I spent day and night on and I was
granted a CPU doctorate. Then he told my wife that Columbia State was
a branch of Columbia University in NY and we got scammed," cried Jack
Dickson in the witness stand, an alumnus of John Bear's unaccredited
Columbia Pacific University, now out of business.
Dr. John Bear, author of the Bear's Guide to Earning Degrees
Non-traditionally, who's also known as the guru of distance education,
was sentenced to 20 years of prison by Justice Wayne Leblanc of
California just weeks before.
In a telephone interview, Justice Leblanc spoke: "The practice of
fraud was evident. He had a horse to race in the notorious Columbia
State and Columbia Pacific Universities scams. He wasn't an
independent degree consultant but owners of these unrecognized
schools. Unacceptable. Just unacceptable."
A search through the internet newsgroup alt.education.distance
indicated that John Bear was also involved in Fairfax University and
Greenwich University, all unaccredited and unrecognized. In the early
90's, Bear was involved in a recognized school for the first time, the
Heriot Watt University of Scotland. However, Heriot Watt officials
stated that Bear was dismissed when a group of pregnant women
complained of harassment phone calls.
In the media conference, special agent Laura Hanson of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation stated that: "The evidence in this case was
almost all public information. Any person could visit the Degreeinfo
homepage and saw that Bear officially announced retirements at three
separate times, but only to return every single time. Any four-year
olds could see that Bear appeared only in newsgroups where his scam
guides were promoted and sold. His frequent supporters are scam
artists, with one being associated with Bear's unrecognized Greenwich
University, and another unreachable school, the Monteray Institute of
Graduate Studies."
When we asked if that individual was Rich Douglas, Hanson declined to
comment.
We found no trace of John Bear at the popular About.com and
Collegehints newsgroups, and incidentally, his books were not
available for sale.
We were able to reach Tracy Jackson of Amazon.com. She noted:
"Amazon.com wishes to thank the public for their attention about the
Bear's Guide," but quickly added that: "Amazon does not support scam
artists and the Bear's Guides are only available for sale until the
end of October."
THE ATLANTA @COPYRIGHTED OCT 2003
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AlnEstn
Some people will believe anything they see in print, are you one of
those people "Jack Dickson" (or whoever you are)?
I guess the junk you are spreading is excepted because there are those
kind of "believers" out there. That is how degree mills get business
too, but I guess you know that! Business must be harder to get though,
if you are going to these means.
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chris
listen to you?? Your agenda is obvious!
In article <Jack.Dick...@email.onlinecollege.info>,
Jack.Dick...@email.onlinecollege.info says...
Jack Dickson
I.D. anyone can steal my name and make a complete idiot of me.
Although I change names frequently..this does not help. I come off
looking like a fucking asshole!!!!