Galway Independent - I'm fooking RAGING

JohnCleary

It's not often i'd use an icon on the thread title, that shows my frustration....

OK first here's a little bit of background: I did my LC half a generation ago and went straight to college after, never repeated.

Walking up Domnick St. earlier I got congratulated by three seperate people for going back to do my LC again afer all those years. To say that I was a little confused was an understatment, but I just kept walking....

Then comes the calls from the clients (I'm self-employed)... Some congratulated me again on being so brave to go back and repeat my LC afer all these years, then others were a little more vulgar calling me a lier and telling me I had some cheek to claim that I had XX qualificaitons when infact i'd just completed my LC.... now I was really like WTF???

So I whip open the Galway Independent, and in there somewhere is a small article on LC results... and who's fcuking picture in the middle... ME of course!


I hope I will have calmed down in the mornig, if only for the sake of the people I confront when I storm into the Galway Independent offices first thing in the morning.

This is the sloppiest/laziest journalism i've seen in a long while, those lazy shower of sh1tes - they use a FIVE year old picture in an article. FFS I know i'm a ride n all that, but get a more updated pic ffs

PS. I can remember that pic being taken, I can even still describe the photgrapher. At the time I gave him my number and told him I wanted to be contacted if they were going to publish the pic (He took the pic before he asked if he could take it - only approached us after to get names) - so please no smart ars3s saying 'shouldnt have gotten in the pic if u didn't want it to be published'

</end rant> Sorry, had to get that off my chest

Jugs82

Every right to be pissed especially if it has the potential to effect your work

I would be looking for an apology/retraction in next weeks paper

P.S. what page??

They've got a really active forum over there:
http://www.galwayindependent.com/forum/indopinion/

There is a link to a digital edition on the homepage:
http://www.galwayindependent.com/

Are you on page 4?
Bouncers will start IDing you again

Xiney

Deleted User wrote: »

They've got a really active forum over there:
http://www.galwayindependent.com/forum/indopinion/

...forum invasion?

JohnCleary

Deleted User wrote: »

They've got a really active forum over there:
http://www.galwayindependent.com/forum/indopinion/

Thank's for the link, but ranting on a forum (ie. here) is only trying to release my frustration. I'm going to give them some bollocking in the morning. Especially since on the same day they had the cheek to ring me to ask about renewing my advertising slot with them :mad: (I hadn't seen the pic until today)

GalwayKiefer

Rubbish paper, straight into the green bin it goes every week. Best of luck with them tomorrow, try not to lose the rag with them and let us know how you get get on. Hopefully they won't end up publishing a retraction apologising and stating that you did the JC instead...

I hope it doesn't affect your business too much.

JohnCleary

GalKiefer wrote: »

Hopefully they won't end up publishing a retraction apologising and stating that you did the JC instead...

Oh man that is fcuking epic, well done sir :P

(I'm easily amused in some ways!)

ronnie3585

Fair play to you John for going back to do the LC though.

leeroybrown

Not really your week is it man!

I know someone whose kids have been used as image stock by a paper for certain events despite the fact that they were never there and the picture is years old. Contemporary 'journalism' tends to be lazy journalism...

If we are talking about the picture on the 3rd or 4th page it makes it very clear that the exam results were out THAT day, so for someone to think they got the picture into the paper and published for all in the same morning leaves a lot to be desired in the intelligence department.

Not having a go at you, just the people who taught after reading that you had got your results.

It would be similar to when there's a match on.... ''Galway face the cats in Thurles this evening'' you'd want to be pretty dumb to think the pictures of the fans/players are from that mentioned match... then again maybe i'm underestimating how much people actually use their head's

fergiesfolly

Good luck getting any joy from that crowd. At best they're going to offer a limp apology for not informing you they were going to use it, and then they'll quote the caption under that photo, "Over 3,000 Galway students are to receive they're Leaving Cert. results this morning". Reading it one way, they're just using that photo as an example of an event thats about to happen. Its not sloppy, lazy journalism,(although they're good at that as well) but it is lazy administration and you were just unlucky that they chose that particular pic. demand the removal of the picture from they're stock.Legally, I don't know if your entitled to a retraction,as they didn't imply you've just done the L.C or defame you in any other way.

KevinVonSpiel

No such thing as bad publicity & all that...

Maybe surf the buzz & do a weekly column on your first year in NUIG beginning next September... if you're going to go on & do third level, that is.

Von... ha ha ha ha.

mrsdewinter

"I can remember that pic being taken, I can even still describe the photgrapher. At the time I gave him my number and told him I wanted to be contacted if they were going to publish the pic"

Sorry for your troubles and all but do you have any idea how many people a photographer is going to take in a day? In a week? In a year? And do you really think it's feasible to hang on to the mobile telephone number of them all? For five years?

Your best bet - particularly if you're an advertiser - is to get on to your contact in there and just point out that it's a bit ridiculous using that old photo of you alongside the annual Results story. Sure, it is riduculous running a picture of a fresh-faced kid... five years after it was taken.

s_carnage

This you on page 31??



Ya must have been a brain child doing the LC that early in your life!!!

Buglim

Galways angriest man gets old picture in paper sensation!!!!! Let it rip when you give them a call JC, I can't wait to hear what they say.:D

Das Kitty

I LOL'd

Sorry

Just the whole situation is bananas. Shows that people actually do read / look at the pictures in the independent though!

Maybe you could use this to your advantage to get some free advertising?

Sherifu

People read the Galway Indo? ****.

toiletduck

Hahaha! Although I'm sure you can look forward to a printed apology.... on the bottom corner of page 31 in size 6 font.

Robbo

s_carnage wrote: »

Ya must have been a brain child doing the LC that early in your life!!!

He's our own Doogie Howser MD.

skelliser

did u go to the jes? what year did u do ur lc?

ukgalwaymcguire

john.. fook the written apology.
being as this effects your living, as well as your client reputation, if i was you i would be hot footing to a solicitor and take some legal action.
ive had cause to complain about galway independant myself , and to say the paper is a Rag, is a compliment.
Dont have it put your foot down, and stick them where it hurts in there bank balance.

The Galway Independent have reveled your identity!!! I knew ya the minute I saw the picture from working in Merlin.

On topic: The least you should get is a printed apology. Chances are anybody who saw the pic will be reading the paper again and will see the apology and realize it was a mistake.

biko

Make contact with GI / Reg Gordon and arrange for an apology?

ve

JohnCleary wrote: »

I did my LC half a generation ago

JohnCleary wrote: »

...they use a FIVE year old picture in an article.

Christ that's some short generation. Are you sure you didn't mean "half a decade". Not to worry, they teach that sort of thing in school.

Relax. If clients would abandon you over something like this, then you might not be as good as you think you are. I don't know your work, but I do know when a client asks me can I do something for them, the fact that I have a few degrees and managed projects worth 7 figures doesn't mean diddly to them. Can you do the job or not, because all the letters after you name doesn't mean you can, especially when you're self employed.

So my advice to you before you burst a blood vessle is to chillout. When I read your initial post I thought you were in the process of loosing a multi million euro empire, and if you had that to loose, I'd probably know you from your picture, which I'm sorry, I don't.

_Whimsical_

You should see if you can use it to your advantage. Get them to do a heartwarming/humourous story about your experience of being mistaken for a leaving cert-er in which they publicise the hell out of your business. They'd have the novelty of writing an article to fill their rag up with and you'd get free advertising that would ordinarily cost you big time.

big b

that was quite a rant, just to let us all know you got your pic in the paper.

diverdriver

Not sure what your problem is, it's just a picture. Often they're tagged 'library picture'. You might find you pop up again next year and the year after. I have a friend who was filmed in work at the keyboard of his computer, now everytime there's a story his hands appear tapping away. Never mind that it was at least six years ago now. RTE use the same of shot of the dole queue in Galway for every sequence on unemployment.

At least you didn't have an embarrassing hairstyle like so many LC students have. Although..................

Interceptor

Magnus wrote: »

Make contact with GI / Reg Gordon and arrange for an apology?

Damn - thats desperate JC. All you need now is for a gang of internet twonks to go posting it repeatedly in some of Irelands most popular forums...

Oops. I just realised - more people read the Galway section of Boardsie than read the In-de-bin-then-t...

Webbs

Magnus wrote: »

Make contact with GI / Reg Gordon and arrange for an apology?

So which on are you then John, hopefully not the chavtastic guy on the left :pac::pac:

mikom

Yikes...... not looking too good on the results front.

JohnCleary

Right well i've it sorted from the side that actually affects me - was in touch with a few people and they saw the funny side of it (thank **** because they pay my wages :pac:)

I'm seeing the funny side of it now myself, it was just a little heart-dropping when people were questioning me...

Didn't get a chance to get onto the Galway Indooooo yet i'm only in the door and just want to sleep

Buglim

So JC, what questions were they asking??????? How you got on? or OMG it's an old picture of you in the paper, quick pull his contract.


The mind boggles.

PopeBuckfastXVI

File photo's are used regularly, unless you wanted them to travel into the future to get a picture to illustrate the article.

Ask them to no longer use your picture, if it concerns you.

Or blow them up with your doomsday device.

Either way is good.

JohnCleary

Buglim wrote: »

So JC, what questions were they asking??????? How you got on? or OMG it's an old picture of you in the paper, quick pull his contract.


The mind boggles.

I'm a jigalo, they were worried that they were ridin' a child

majiktripp

Thats gigolo - Probably why you got the 2 E's and 2 D's as above

ronnie3585

majiktripp wrote: »

Thats gigolo - Probably why you got the 2 E's and 2 D's as above

....and spends a lot of time hanging around the Docks;)

JohnCleary

majiktripp wrote: »

Thats gigolo - Probably why you got the 2 E's and 2 D's as above

LOL just seen the photoshop, epic

Euro_Kraut

Hi John, just seen the pics. Congrats on getting the Leaving!!*


*altough i thought you already had one..

JohnCleary

Euro_Kraut wrote: »

Hi John, just seen the pics. Congrats on getting the Leaving!!*


*altough i thought you already had one..

Thanks - Where's me card with a nice crisp 50eur note?

leeroybrown

Did you make use of the opportunity to fall around town with all the drunk 17 year olds?

JohnCleary

leeroybrown wrote: »

Did you make use of the opportunity to fall around town with all the drunk 17 year olds?

You cheeky bugger - I'm just jealous that I didn't think of that :pac:

"Hey baby, got my LC results today too... see, it's even in the paper" :pac:

waraf

In fairness OP you're not exactly middle aged. I would have said you were about 19 from that pic

Krieg

Jaesus John, they must be really desperate

ronnie3585

^^:D:D

Quality, especially the AIDS one.

whineflu

ukgalwaymcguire wrote: »

john.. fook the written apology.
being as this effects your living, as well as your client reputation, if i was you i would be hot footing to a solicitor and take some legal action.
ive had cause to complain about galway independant myself , and to say the paper is a Rag, is a compliment.
Dont have it put your foot down, and stick them where it hurts in there bank balance.

Sure maybe he could hire yourself. Tell us there on what grounds would he be suing exactly.

jenno86

John, I heard ya got more E's than a drug dealer!

Secoundrow

I advise you take advantage of this

seriously press for free advertising a full page spread in 6 or 7 issues

might be the indo but still if the ads come free:rolleyes:

ronnie3585

jenno86 wrote: »

John, I heard ya got more E's than a drug dealer!

Took you eleven days to come up with that gem.

Clap clap.

jenno86

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Took you eleven days to come up with that gem.

Clap clap.

Only saw the thread yday!