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BPAAdmin
Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:23 pm

Re: dude_trader... pending
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Rather than address the issue here, out in the open, dude_trader has e-mailed me. Once in the arbitration process, I think it is best that all further discussions be out in the open. 

Here is his email and my response below:

From: xxxxx xxxxxxxxx  

Hi xxxxx,

I appreciate your offer to leave the decision as to what I will do up to me, but I still fail to understand what is “fair” about refunding $50 when there is a “no refund” policy which you agreed to by subscribing. You also have yet to explain where you get your entitlement to have questions answered by Al on the website and webinar (your original complaint that supposedly necessitates this refund). If you think the policies are unfair, or that you have been treated unfairly by me, then we have the arbitration process to deal with that. If you are right then I am sure you will feel justified by the outcome. I welcome an open and transparent discussion of ALL the facts at the appropriate place in the arbitration section of the forums. Please post your version of the facts there as I have, or feel free to drop the issue, I really don’t care. Just be aware that I will continue to defend any unfair accusations against me, the website, or Al.

My "long-winded" responses are because I am trying to clearly lay out the facts as best I can while making my points understandable. I will continue to respond in such a way as I find appropriate at the time. If you find my responses long-winded, full of mumbo-jumbo, or childish, that is your problem, not mine. 

This is anything but a game to me and it is certainly not about the $50, it is about defending my integrity and that of the website. The fact is, I believe you have no basis whatsoever for your complaints and you have been anything but charitable in your responses. I would rather the whole website go up in flames than to be bullied by a manipulative person and compromise my own convictions on this matter. I will not back down because I believe I am right, although I will accept the decision of the members of this site if they find I am wrong. The actions I take today define the person I become tomorrow. I think this concept applies to both of us. So, do what you are going to do, and if you think you are right and I am wrong then present your version of the facts and let the members of the site fairly decide this dispute.

As far as “making Al look questionable for $50 bucks”, I’ll tell you what, I will do it for free! No doubt, Al sometimes says things that are confusing. No doubt, he will sometimes change his mind at the last minute. No doubt, he will make mistakes. No doubt, a word by word analysis of Al’s webinar could find something questionable in any given day. Al would be the first person to say he can change his mind just about every minute on every trade setup. Why is that? It is because he trades off the price action, which is constantly changing. (BTW, people are not supposed to be following along on Al’s trades, he is trying to teach identification of price action setups which is one reason why he does not tell people when to take trades.) Let me make it clear to anyone that is reading this: If you want perfection, do NOT subscribe to Al’s daily webinar. There are plenty of other sub.scriptions services out there that try to fit that mold; we are not one of them, nor have we ever claimed to be. What Al does is honestly share his thoughts bar-by-bar as the day unfolds. I challenge anyone here to do this as well as he does.

I look forward to your response on the website. All discussions should be completely transparent so they can be fairly judged by the other members.