[Kalvin Kleenex]

Hi Friends

Before to apply my MM credit I wanted to know if there will be any chance to pay in the future (I don't want the two guys knocking at my door on a rainy night). So, I'm a bit naive and I've decide to leave this message to assistance:

I would apply my MM credit, but it seems that the payment's options aren't available and I have doubts about that payment will be possible in the future. Thanks again!

And here is their answer:

MemphisMembers.com support reply:
ok

Well... as elusive as usual. But the best of all (the surrealist part) is that my balance has increased from 0.09 $ to 0.51 $!!

I wonder if I leave the same message again my balance will increased another 0.42 $. Two messages more and I will be able to download a whole album!!

OK... I've decided to open a new account in mp3fiesta, that is one of the three Rutunes' recommendations, and forget Sparks for a while.

[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by Kalvin Kleenex

Hi Friends

Before to apply my MM credit I wanted to know if there will be any chance to pay in the future (I don't want the two guys knocking at my door on a rainy night). So, I'm a bit naive and I've decide to leave this message to assistance:

I would apply my MM credit, but it seems that the payment's options aren't available and I have doubts about that payment will be possible in the future. Thanks again!

And here is their answer:

MemphisMembers.com support reply:
ok

Well... as elusive as usual. But the best of all (the surrealist part) is that my balance has increased from 0.09 $ to 0.51 $!!

I wonder if I leave the same message again my balance will increased another 0.42 $. Two messages more and I will be able to download a whole album!!

OK... I've decided to open a new account in mp3fiesta, that is one of the three Rutunes' recommendations, and forget Sparks for a while.

I am just wondering how to re-intrepret that surreal "OK" response in my own situation, where I have credit already.... If I wrote Assistance and asked "will two guys be knocking on my door on a rainy day?", do you think the answer would be "OK" as well? Demzel in much distress here !!

[Kalvin Kleenex]

Originally Posted by vikulenka

I am just wondering how to re-intrepret that surreal "OK" response in my own situation, where I have credit already.... If I wrote Assistance and asked "will two guys be knocking on my door on a rainy day?", do you think the answer would be "OK" as well? Demzel in much distress here !!

I think there are two possible answers:

1) "OK", and then you better run away

2) "this option is not available to you at this moment.", and then you don't have to worry

[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by Kalvin Kleenex

I think there are two possible answers:

1) "OK", and then you better run away

2) "this option is not available to you at this moment.", and then you don't have to worry

I think this is actually social realism, rather than surrealism.

[solaris]

Originally Posted by Kalvin Kleenex

I think there are two possible answers:

1) "OK", and then you better run away

2) "this option is not available to you at this moment.", and then you don't have to worry

Hi Kalvin


Congratulations on reaching your 300th post just a few hours before chris7 (presumably) reaches the same mile stone over in the brownie thread

I copied your message and sent it to MemphisMembers Assistance eight times in rapid succession with eight OK's as the result. Well, eight OK's and $3.36 more to spend added to my balance

[Cornutopian]

Originally Posted by solaris

Hi Kalvin


Congratulations on reaching your 300th post just a few hours before chris7 (presumably) reaches the same mile stone over in the brownie thread

I copied your message and sent it to MemphisMembers Assistance eight times in rapid succession with eight OK's as the result. Well, eight OK's and $3.36 more to spend added to my balance

Wait, you're joking right? Otherwise that has to mean they have a computer answering emails.

[solaris]

Originally Posted by Cornutopian

Wait, you're joking right? Otherwise that has to mean they have a computer answering emails.

Well, I was joking - but it does sometimes seem like they have a computer answering most of our questions - randomly choosing its answers

[RedSmurf]

Maybe the reply was 'OK' because your text was not obviously a question. Assistance's knowledge of the English language is questionable to say the least. They saw no question mark and a "thanks", so they probably thought it was just some kind of "thanks for the services". Try asking another question without a question mark and put "thanks" at the end, and you'll probably get another OK

[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by RedSmurf

Maybe the reply was 'OK' because your text was not obviously a question. Assistance's knowledge of the English language is questionable to say the least. They saw no question mark and a "thanks", so they probably thought it was just some kind of "thanks for the services". Try asking another question without a question mark and put "thanks" at the end, and you'll probably get another OK

All of this reminds me of an "Eliza - computer psychiatrist" program that is a common exercise to do in college introductory Computer Science classes. I certainly had to. This lovely Miss Doolittle carries on an active conversation with a user, by finding some keywords in what you say, and responding with one of its canned phrases. It generally takes just a couple of exchanges to figure out you aren't talking to a real being.

> Hi
> OK
> My mother isn't able to download from Mp3sparks
> Do you want to talk about your mother today?
> Yes
> Please tell me more
> My mother can't make a payment on mp3sparks
> are you saying your mother isn't able to make a payment on mp3sparks?
> Yes. you are stupid
> Don't use that sort of language with me!



Sounds familiar?

[Wiz]

Hehehe ... and then to think that I even tried making things easy for them by asking them:

Сколько времени оно примет? (How long will it take?)

MemphisMembers.com support reply:
Please, explain your problem more exactly in english.