Let's see ... are they still name calling? Why yes! Still a group of oh so shocked (add descriptor here) clutching their pearls because people are frequenting a purse forum? Spending money on expensive bags? Shock! Horror! We especially loved the junior legal beagles and their skewed interpretation of sexual harassment. We're glad we aren't your workmates.
Still spewing racist and homophobic hatred? Still refusing to take it off your site? Sadly, yes. Still trying to get us to print their spew in comments here? Check - ain't gonna happen, though. We don't stoop to your level, Priscilla Wadsworth and Michael Tonello. And plastic mascot Donna Lehtonen. Bullies one and all.
It isn't fair comment or "parody". It's just a joke. A sad, bad one, made repeatedly by sad, mad people.
Can we suggest some new year's resolutions? Maybe turn your time to something truly productive (no, that doesn't include rummaging through other people's internet posts, though we know with your limited skills that may be all you're capable of). Something that would add some good into the world instead of envying others and hurling hatred?
But we're sure that's never crossed your minds. And if it did, it probably wouldn't find any room in there to take hold.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
This.
Thanks to the commenter who posted the following; couldn't agree more:
"Most people who actively contribute to tpfa have found that place through their own experiences," I believe that most active contributors flocked to PFA because they have been allowed to say whatever they want no matter how vile or untrue. Priscilla does seem to have cracked down on the personal attacks. Before that, most of the posts were vicious attacks agains individual tPF members whose only crime was to post a reveal or share some personal story about something that they were happy about, worried about, etc. Since the posters were prevented from posting their rants on tPF, they turned to PFA as a forum for launching vile attacks on others. Now that those appear to be weeded out and not published, I'm not really sure how many "active" PFA posters there really are. Now people whine about having to click on ads - it's easy - don't click. People whine about the mods being mean to them - really? Maybe the mods were not allowing them to post their vile rants. People whine about Vlad making money. It is a business - if you don't like it don't patronize it. tPF needs income to offer the features it does - otherwise it would be a featureless blog like PFA or PFAE. People have made allegations that Vlad profits from fraud perpetrated by scammers on tPF. Where is the proof? And don't trot out the Japster dead horse. Yes she scammed people - but there is no evidence that anyone on tPF aided her or profited from it. People claim that somehow Vlad benefits from RAOK. How on earth is this supposed to work? Do those members who receive gifts send Vlad some cut - half of their chocolates? Or do people think all of the ROAK packages are going direct to Vlad and he - ??? sells it all on eBAY? Most of the claptrap on PFA is hysterical conspiracy-theory nonsense.
"Most people who actively contribute to tpfa have found that place through their own experiences," I believe that most active contributors flocked to PFA because they have been allowed to say whatever they want no matter how vile or untrue. Priscilla does seem to have cracked down on the personal attacks. Before that, most of the posts were vicious attacks agains individual tPF members whose only crime was to post a reveal or share some personal story about something that they were happy about, worried about, etc. Since the posters were prevented from posting their rants on tPF, they turned to PFA as a forum for launching vile attacks on others. Now that those appear to be weeded out and not published, I'm not really sure how many "active" PFA posters there really are. Now people whine about having to click on ads - it's easy - don't click. People whine about the mods being mean to them - really? Maybe the mods were not allowing them to post their vile rants. People whine about Vlad making money. It is a business - if you don't like it don't patronize it. tPF needs income to offer the features it does - otherwise it would be a featureless blog like PFA or PFAE. People have made allegations that Vlad profits from fraud perpetrated by scammers on tPF. Where is the proof? And don't trot out the Japster dead horse. Yes she scammed people - but there is no evidence that anyone on tPF aided her or profited from it. People claim that somehow Vlad benefits from RAOK. How on earth is this supposed to work? Do those members who receive gifts send Vlad some cut - half of their chocolates? Or do people think all of the ROAK packages are going direct to Vlad and he - ??? sells it all on eBAY? Most of the claptrap on PFA is hysterical conspiracy-theory nonsense.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
This week on PFA
Lots of racist and homophobic crap because Priscilla Wadsworth and Michael Tonello believe in allowing any and all comments, no matter how offensive or verging on hate speech.
Lots of nasty comments about pretty well everyone on PF. Jealous much?
Priscilla will continue to bray about the evil on PF, conveniently neglecting to mention that she apparently was (much) less than a stellar seller on Ebay herself - but, oh, riiiiiiight ... she's exempt from criticism. Though using PFA/TonelloLogic, this must mean ALL of Ebay is evil and full of scammers because that's what she tried to do to her buyer. Nice that she's following in the footsepts of her mentor, Michael, "no longer a registered member" Tonello. We're sure it's only a matter of time before she starts selling scarves with rips and stains and decides that equals mint condition. If the mint was chocolate covered.
Lots of whining about PF in general by people who appear to have been banned. Why they keep going back is a mystery to us.
Next week?
More of the same.
Blah, blah, (insert epithets here), we hate (insert name of poster or brand name here), those people are (add yet more epithets).
Because PFA believes it's their role to add more hatred to the world. Newsflash, P: dissent doesn't mean disseminating hatred. That doesn't change the world. It just contaminates it.
Lots of nasty comments about pretty well everyone on PF. Jealous much?
Priscilla will continue to bray about the evil on PF, conveniently neglecting to mention that she apparently was (much) less than a stellar seller on Ebay herself - but, oh, riiiiiiight ... she's exempt from criticism. Though using PFA/TonelloLogic, this must mean ALL of Ebay is evil and full of scammers because that's what she tried to do to her buyer. Nice that she's following in the footsepts of her mentor, Michael, "no longer a registered member" Tonello. We're sure it's only a matter of time before she starts selling scarves with rips and stains and decides that equals mint condition. If the mint was chocolate covered.
Lots of whining about PF in general by people who appear to have been banned. Why they keep going back is a mystery to us.
Next week?
More of the same.
Blah, blah, (insert epithets here), we hate (insert name of poster or brand name here), those people are (add yet more epithets).
Because PFA believes it's their role to add more hatred to the world. Newsflash, P: dissent doesn't mean disseminating hatred. That doesn't change the world. It just contaminates it.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Racists unite at Priscilla Wadsworth + Michael Tonello's PFA
Since we wrote the last post, it's become clear that you can spew any kind of racist hatred over at PFA. In the past few days, Priscilla Wadsworth has repeatedly stated she sees nothing wrong with the anti-Semitic (and pretty much anti any group you can name) comments she allows to be posted on PFA. So bring it on! She'll publish anything! Well, maybe not anything. As someone commented here, the only comments she won't allow are those that are critical of her, Michael Tonello or Donna Lehtonen. But if you have something racist to say, the welcome mat is out at The Purse Forum Advisory.
So hey ... open season on anyone over at PFA. The blog's co-owner, Priscilla Wadsworth, says so. It reminds of us of that Shakespearean line ... full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. That's because they have nothing valid or worthwhile to say. And any reasonable comments or voices are drowned out in a cacaphony of hatred, ignorance and racism.
Priscilla comes from a relatively small town in Alabama but we're pretty sure that if she talked to any black or Jewish or Asian or homosexual neighbours, they might beg to differ with what she thinks is perfectly acceptable beliefs and language.
In any place, no matter how big or small, it's just wrong. It has nothing to do with "allowing people to speak their minds" or "preferring not to overmoderate comments - let people say what they like!" and everything to do with a stunning lack of awareness and flat out bigotry. And none of the illogical comments Priscilla has made defending the indefensible can get around that.
So hey ... open season on anyone over at PFA. The blog's co-owner, Priscilla Wadsworth, says so. It reminds of us of that Shakespearean line ... full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. That's because they have nothing valid or worthwhile to say. And any reasonable comments or voices are drowned out in a cacaphony of hatred, ignorance and racism.
Priscilla comes from a relatively small town in Alabama but we're pretty sure that if she talked to any black or Jewish or Asian or homosexual neighbours, they might beg to differ with what she thinks is perfectly acceptable beliefs and language.
In any place, no matter how big or small, it's just wrong. It has nothing to do with "allowing people to speak their minds" or "preferring not to overmoderate comments - let people say what they like!" and everything to do with a stunning lack of awareness and flat out bigotry. And none of the illogical comments Priscilla has made defending the indefensible can get around that.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Priscilla Wadsworth and Michael Tonello's PFA - now your source for anti-semitism, too
We shouldn't be surprised that Priscilla and Michael published a comment that is a slur against Jews. After all, PFA has already repeatedly made nasty comments against Asians and homosexuals, and in its comments section allows people to be called every name going. Because that's just the high level, classy kind of discourse going on over there.
The comment was made Nov. 18 at 4:25 pm and in fact, Priscilla Wadsworth posted right after, so she both approved and knew of the comment.
It's disgusting. And anyone participating and overlooking those comments should be ashamed of themselves. But obviously, shame isn't in their repertoire of emotions.
The comment was made Nov. 18 at 4:25 pm and in fact, Priscilla Wadsworth posted right after, so she both approved and knew of the comment.
It's disgusting. And anyone participating and overlooking those comments should be ashamed of themselves. But obviously, shame isn't in their repertoire of emotions.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Why all the hate, Donna, Michael and Priscilla?
It might be funny if it wasn't so pathetic. Trolling a place you say you don't like to be nasty and hateful ... day after day after day. And the PFA comments are getting worse and worse. Also funny how the ranters over at PFA are so ticked off because they say disagreement is not allowed at PF. Really? Just try to post a dissenting opinion on PFA and see how far that gets you before you are called something unprintable or someone with waaay too much time on their hands digs up your personal information and posts it and encourages people to harass you. Priscilla Wadsworth and Michael Tonello seem to have no issues with printing any of it.
Day after day, adding more lies and hate to the world. Hey, what an achievement!
Most people, encountering something they don't like, walk away from it. You just seem to wallow in it and feel that somehow, it's an accomplishment.
It's easy to whine about things and people you don't like - it happens every day at PFA. It's a lot harder to make a positive change in the world. Maybe try that for a change.
Day after day, adding more lies and hate to the world. Hey, what an achievement!
Most people, encountering something they don't like, walk away from it. You just seem to wallow in it and feel that somehow, it's an accomplishment.
It's easy to whine about things and people you don't like - it happens every day at PFA. It's a lot harder to make a positive change in the world. Maybe try that for a change.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Makes sense to us
From our comments section...
It is becoming increasingly obvious that Priscilla is the puppet of MT and DL. She is obsessed with bashing Hermes and hates the same tPF ladies that they do. Coincidence? I think not. Here is her latest attack on Hermes. This is in a post about feeling cheated if you buy a Garden Party because she KNOWS that the Garden Party is not made by Hermes. Again it has the MT hallmark of lots of innuendo but little fact.
Apparently Priscilla was doing extensive googling and found a resume of one Volker Koch who is a leather craftsman.
Quoted from Priscilla: "Hmmmm..... he specialized in contract-work for Hermès under a company by the name of Maroquinerie Thierry in France. Looks like Hermès doesn't do all of their work alone because they need help from other companies, apparently!" This in reference to a resume of one Volker Koch which she found through extensive googling.
Too bad while Priscilla was googling away, she didn't do a more rigorous job. Of course I seriously doubt she was so concerned about the Garden Party that she was driven to google and just happened to find Koch's resume. Methinks someone may have put her up to this.
If you look at the Hermes annual report you will see that Hermes owns about 44% of Maroquinerie Thierry and Hermes Sellier SAS is one of the administrators.
Reading the resume of the craftsman she cited, it appears that he trained at Hermes and then worked in the Maroquinerie Thierry work shop.
So it appears that Hermes owns a significant interest in this work shop, trains at least some craftsmen, and controls part of the company/work.
I have no idea if they do the Garden Party work - or other work.
I do think her post is quite misleading as Hermes is significantly involved in Marquinerie Thierry - and it is totally unclear if this has anything at all to do with the Garden Party.
I honestly felt so sorry for Priscilla when everyone on PFA was bashing her early on. I am now baffled about why she is letting herself be a mouthpiece and front person for all of the trash that goes on at PFA.
Some day in the future when someone else is doing extensive googling, they are going to find her name and the garbage she spews and condones. I seriously doubt that it will serve her well unless she is applying for a job on the Jerry Springer show.
It is becoming increasingly obvious that Priscilla is the puppet of MT and DL. She is obsessed with bashing Hermes and hates the same tPF ladies that they do. Coincidence? I think not. Here is her latest attack on Hermes. This is in a post about feeling cheated if you buy a Garden Party because she KNOWS that the Garden Party is not made by Hermes. Again it has the MT hallmark of lots of innuendo but little fact.
Apparently Priscilla was doing extensive googling and found a resume of one Volker Koch who is a leather craftsman.
Quoted from Priscilla: "Hmmmm..... he specialized in contract-work for Hermès under a company by the name of Maroquinerie Thierry in France. Looks like Hermès doesn't do all of their work alone because they need help from other companies, apparently!" This in reference to a resume of one Volker Koch which she found through extensive googling.
Too bad while Priscilla was googling away, she didn't do a more rigorous job. Of course I seriously doubt she was so concerned about the Garden Party that she was driven to google and just happened to find Koch's resume. Methinks someone may have put her up to this.
If you look at the Hermes annual report you will see that Hermes owns about 44% of Maroquinerie Thierry and Hermes Sellier SAS is one of the administrators.
Reading the resume of the craftsman she cited, it appears that he trained at Hermes and then worked in the Maroquinerie Thierry work shop.
So it appears that Hermes owns a significant interest in this work shop, trains at least some craftsmen, and controls part of the company/work.
I have no idea if they do the Garden Party work - or other work.
I do think her post is quite misleading as Hermes is significantly involved in Marquinerie Thierry - and it is totally unclear if this has anything at all to do with the Garden Party.
I honestly felt so sorry for Priscilla when everyone on PFA was bashing her early on. I am now baffled about why she is letting herself be a mouthpiece and front person for all of the trash that goes on at PFA.
Some day in the future when someone else is doing extensive googling, they are going to find her name and the garbage she spews and condones. I seriously doubt that it will serve her well unless she is applying for a job on the Jerry Springer show.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
PFA a "rant blog"? Nah. Still a hate blog.
It seems to us that there is enough in the world that's awful that to willfully set out to spread hate, a la Michael Tonello, Donna Lehtonen and now Priscilla Wadsworth, is pretty sad. And frankly, bewildering.
So there are people out there who don't live in the kind of house you think they should in order to buy bags that you then scorn (but seem to not so secretly covet), and then allow strangers to call them all manner of ugly things? Sorry, we don't understand at all what purpose that serves. We really don't.
And before the hate-mongers at PFA get their knickers in a knot (again), we have never called anyone's place of work to harass them, we have never published anyone's personal information, we aren't stalking anyone, unlike what's gone on and continues to go on at PFA. We keep holding up a mirror to what you're doing over there and so sorry - we can't help it if you don't like your reflection. And as we've said, we will be thrilled to pull the plug on this blog the day you do. We have no interest in you other than to show people that your real agenda is not what you are writing, and that you have no business harassing, bullying and stalking people. And to give your victims a place to speak out and protest against what you are doing. The true "scam" on PFA is the lies being spread there. (And if anyone believes for a second that that Peter Nitz bag belongs to Priscilla, you're more gullible than even we thought. And that's saying something.)
So hey, Priscilla, maybe tomorrow wake up and decide you're going to make a positive difference in the world. Not trashing strangers. Not allowing other people to do so and taking some perverse "credit" in it. Maybe do something kind and loving towards others, instead of hateful and cruel. Wouldn't that be a wonderful choice.
So there are people out there who don't live in the kind of house you think they should in order to buy bags that you then scorn (but seem to not so secretly covet), and then allow strangers to call them all manner of ugly things? Sorry, we don't understand at all what purpose that serves. We really don't.
And before the hate-mongers at PFA get their knickers in a knot (again), we have never called anyone's place of work to harass them, we have never published anyone's personal information, we aren't stalking anyone, unlike what's gone on and continues to go on at PFA. We keep holding up a mirror to what you're doing over there and so sorry - we can't help it if you don't like your reflection. And as we've said, we will be thrilled to pull the plug on this blog the day you do. We have no interest in you other than to show people that your real agenda is not what you are writing, and that you have no business harassing, bullying and stalking people. And to give your victims a place to speak out and protest against what you are doing. The true "scam" on PFA is the lies being spread there. (And if anyone believes for a second that that Peter Nitz bag belongs to Priscilla, you're more gullible than even we thought. And that's saying something.)
So hey, Priscilla, maybe tomorrow wake up and decide you're going to make a positive difference in the world. Not trashing strangers. Not allowing other people to do so and taking some perverse "credit" in it. Maybe do something kind and loving towards others, instead of hateful and cruel. Wouldn't that be a wonderful choice.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Need proof Michael Tonello is still pulling the strings at PFA?
This comment was left anonymously here earlier this year. And other commenters noted this in the last post here. And it couldn't be more true:
"Tonello totally gives himself away when he mentions gigi123. I looked at her stats on TPF and she joined Aug.6, 2006, and posted 41 times and her last visit was a couple weeks later on Aug. 19,2006. I'm sure that with such a short stay on TPF that no one else remembers her, especially after FIVE YEARS!! Except Tonello who has some sort of personal issue with her.
Yet he still mentions her TPF name and somehow he got her real name and he mentions that as well."
Now why would Priscilla Wadsworth care about something that happened years before she joined PF? In fact, since she's mentioned her age as being 20 or 21, she would have been a teenager back then. We find it hard to believe she would have had much interest in someone on PF with 41 posts to their name. Without prodding from Michael Tonello, of course. We're sure his other beloved PF targets are right behind ... because he's still obviously involved in contributing to PFA.
Add of course PFA has to link everything back in some circular, unbelievably tenous way to PF. Clearly, for Priscilla Wadsworth, Michael Tonello and Donna Lehtonen, the entire world revolves around PF. Which is a whole new level of amusing. Let's see. Someone robbed a bank somewhere in the world. And their mother carries a purse. There MUST be a connection to PF - it's so nefarious!!!
We're sure tomorrow's breaking news over on PFA will be that somewhere, someone had something bad happen to them and it had some connection to purses.
Of course it did. Because they need a reason to keep going back to PF day after day.
"Tonello totally gives himself away when he mentions gigi123. I looked at her stats on TPF and she joined Aug.6, 2006, and posted 41 times and her last visit was a couple weeks later on Aug. 19,2006. I'm sure that with such a short stay on TPF that no one else remembers her, especially after FIVE YEARS!! Except Tonello who has some sort of personal issue with her.
Yet he still mentions her TPF name and somehow he got her real name and he mentions that as well."
Now why would Priscilla Wadsworth care about something that happened years before she joined PF? In fact, since she's mentioned her age as being 20 or 21, she would have been a teenager back then. We find it hard to believe she would have had much interest in someone on PF with 41 posts to their name. Without prodding from Michael Tonello, of course. We're sure his other beloved PF targets are right behind ... because he's still obviously involved in contributing to PFA.
Add of course PFA has to link everything back in some circular, unbelievably tenous way to PF. Clearly, for Priscilla Wadsworth, Michael Tonello and Donna Lehtonen, the entire world revolves around PF. Which is a whole new level of amusing. Let's see. Someone robbed a bank somewhere in the world. And their mother carries a purse. There MUST be a connection to PF - it's so nefarious!!!
We're sure tomorrow's breaking news over on PFA will be that somewhere, someone had something bad happen to them and it had some connection to purses.
Of course it did. Because they need a reason to keep going back to PF day after day.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Sofa King Bananas
Congratulations to Priscilla Wadsworth for inaugurating the Unhinged Anonymous club. Seriously, dear? You have nothing better to do with your time than suck up to Michael Tonello and Donna Lehtonen and stalk people in their footsteps? That's a shame. Because you seemed nice. Smart, even. But if you think it's ok to be stalking people online because you disagree with the way a private forum is run, that's a real shame.
We couldn't help noticing you excised any mention of your own personal information on PFA, but we guess everyone else's is fair game. Now why is that? Why is it ok to leave up comments naming someone as a prostitute - do you know this to be true? Would it be ok if someone wrote, "Priscilla Wadsworth, aka PriscillaW on Purse Forum, is really a hooker?" Of course not. And yet several of those comments are splattered all over PFA. Why? Oh, yes. Because some people appear to have more money or possessions than others, or perhaps annoyed someone on a bag forum. Really adult of all of you over at PFA.
Coming from someone who was so appalled to have her email splashed on PFA not so long ago, why would it be ok for you to do that to others? Or to perpetuate what was done?
Gee. Maybe it's because you're just fronting for Michael Tonello. Obviously, in your case, SFB stands for Sofa King Bananas. What a pity when the victim becomes the victimizer.
We couldn't help noticing you excised any mention of your own personal information on PFA, but we guess everyone else's is fair game. Now why is that? Why is it ok to leave up comments naming someone as a prostitute - do you know this to be true? Would it be ok if someone wrote, "Priscilla Wadsworth, aka PriscillaW on Purse Forum, is really a hooker?" Of course not. And yet several of those comments are splattered all over PFA. Why? Oh, yes. Because some people appear to have more money or possessions than others, or perhaps annoyed someone on a bag forum. Really adult of all of you over at PFA.
Coming from someone who was so appalled to have her email splashed on PFA not so long ago, why would it be ok for you to do that to others? Or to perpetuate what was done?
Gee. Maybe it's because you're just fronting for Michael Tonello. Obviously, in your case, SFB stands for Sofa King Bananas. What a pity when the victim becomes the victimizer.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Let's play the Michael Tonello + Donna Lehtonen drinking game!
Get your beverage of choice handy, and please take a shot whenever the following show up on PFA:
- the word nefarious
- your curse of choice; their comments are peppered with them
- the word scam
- snide and outright nasty comments about Asians, homosexuals, religious minorities: basically anyone they have decided they don't like
- any fake, anywhere on the planet
- some dubious news item that has nothing to do with PF, but MT and DL will assume it does - 'cuz you know, their world revolves around PF!
- some personal information about a stranger neither Donna nor Michael has ever met
- any puffed up review or mention of his book
- any poster, moderator or person who has anything to do with PF
- any comment that assumes that anyone with more than they have must be lying/faking/nefarious/scamming
- take a double shot if you read a post that combines two or more of the above
Want to play the game in an oh so special way? Then you must have the Tonello Lehtonen Cocktail.
Add:
A gallon of bitters.
A bottle of lemon juice.
A dash of ipecac.
Top with festive sour grapes.
Remember - the glass MUST be half full!
And let sit for at least a decade so it festers in its own juices.
Enjoy - play often! And be prepared for a killer hangover.
- the word nefarious
- your curse of choice; their comments are peppered with them
- the word scam
- snide and outright nasty comments about Asians, homosexuals, religious minorities: basically anyone they have decided they don't like
- any fake, anywhere on the planet
- some dubious news item that has nothing to do with PF, but MT and DL will assume it does - 'cuz you know, their world revolves around PF!
- some personal information about a stranger neither Donna nor Michael has ever met
- any puffed up review or mention of his book
- any poster, moderator or person who has anything to do with PF
- any comment that assumes that anyone with more than they have must be lying/faking/nefarious/scamming
- take a double shot if you read a post that combines two or more of the above
Want to play the game in an oh so special way? Then you must have the Tonello Lehtonen Cocktail.
Add:
A gallon of bitters.
A bottle of lemon juice.
A dash of ipecac.
Top with festive sour grapes.
Remember - the glass MUST be half full!
And let sit for at least a decade so it festers in its own juices.
Enjoy - play often! And be prepared for a killer hangover.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Creepy
Michael Tonello and Donna Lehtonen's fascination with the buying habits of total strangers is flat out strange. They pore over PF, look at old threads, make judgments (usually erroneous) about what people have chosen to spend their money on ... and then proceed to do exactly the same thing. Post pictures of their own clothes, bags, homes, cars and junk ...
God forbid someone says a single negative word about anything they choose to spend their time doing, or their money buying. It won't be tolerated. And yet, they feel they have the right to spread lies about other people, post as others on forums, harass them at their places of work and homes. And encourage others to do likewise.
Why is this ok? Well, quite simply, it isn't.
But hey, it's just another example of TonelloLogic, where what they do is ok (authenticate from photos, post pictures of their possessions, etc., ad nauseum) but what others do is the predictable twaddle of nefarious, scam, blah, blah, blah. PFA has become a predictable blur of internet white noise - the same names over and over (all of whom Michael Tonello and Donna Lehtonen went after on PF and other forums and continue to pursue) so even though he's taken his name off the blog, it's clear with every post and comment that he's still behind it.
Not surprising, really. Just rather pathetic.
God forbid someone says a single negative word about anything they choose to spend their time doing, or their money buying. It won't be tolerated. And yet, they feel they have the right to spread lies about other people, post as others on forums, harass them at their places of work and homes. And encourage others to do likewise.
Why is this ok? Well, quite simply, it isn't.
But hey, it's just another example of TonelloLogic, where what they do is ok (authenticate from photos, post pictures of their possessions, etc., ad nauseum) but what others do is the predictable twaddle of nefarious, scam, blah, blah, blah. PFA has become a predictable blur of internet white noise - the same names over and over (all of whom Michael Tonello and Donna Lehtonen went after on PF and other forums and continue to pursue) so even though he's taken his name off the blog, it's clear with every post and comment that he's still behind it.
Not surprising, really. Just rather pathetic.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Why is it Michael Tonello's business...
Where anyone posts online?
Where they work? (Nice of him to have been calling people's offices and businesses ... someone has way too much time on their hands.)
What anyone buys, anywhere?
We'd just like to remind everyone what Michael Tonello's true goal is. It isn't to catch all those "nefarious scammers" he seems so fond of. It isn't to "shed light" on a single thing. It's just to get back at people who post on and run an online forum because they - gasp! - rightfully called him out and rejected him for being a jerk.
He says his site is a parody. We say he's the joke.
Where they work? (Nice of him to have been calling people's offices and businesses ... someone has way too much time on their hands.)
What anyone buys, anywhere?
We'd just like to remind everyone what Michael Tonello's true goal is. It isn't to catch all those "nefarious scammers" he seems so fond of. It isn't to "shed light" on a single thing. It's just to get back at people who post on and run an online forum because they - gasp! - rightfully called him out and rejected him for being a jerk.
He says his site is a parody. We say he's the joke.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
They're stalking again - or should that be still?
Notice the comments emphasis at PFA on long-gone posters? Wonder why?
It's the return of Stalkerella! Donna Lehtonen and her wacky, Madras clad sidekick Michael Tonello. (Madras? Really, Michael??)
No satisfying these two. If people post pictures, the items are fake. If they don't post pictures, why not? Must mean something terribly nefarious! If they don't post at all, where have they gone? THAT must mean something sinister. And how dare they deprive Donna and Michael of their sport of making fun of people?
Michael Tonello may have taken his name off his lousy blog but he hasn't gone anywhere, folks. Michael Tonello and Donna Lehtonen still = bully.
Keep watching for the names of long gone posters to be dredged up on PFA. Any time you see comments over there about grand fonds, melliesmom, floppykelly, gigi123 and a host of others, you're looking at the not so anonymous Donna and Michael. We've received a bunch of comments anout these people, all from Michael and Donna, all very nasty and no, we won't print them.
But know who's behind these when you read them over at PfA - Donna and Michael. Because quite simply, no one else cares.
It's the return of Stalkerella! Donna Lehtonen and her wacky, Madras clad sidekick Michael Tonello. (Madras? Really, Michael??)
No satisfying these two. If people post pictures, the items are fake. If they don't post pictures, why not? Must mean something terribly nefarious! If they don't post at all, where have they gone? THAT must mean something sinister. And how dare they deprive Donna and Michael of their sport of making fun of people?
Michael Tonello may have taken his name off his lousy blog but he hasn't gone anywhere, folks. Michael Tonello and Donna Lehtonen still = bully.
Keep watching for the names of long gone posters to be dredged up on PFA. Any time you see comments over there about grand fonds, melliesmom, floppykelly, gigi123 and a host of others, you're looking at the not so anonymous Donna and Michael. We've received a bunch of comments anout these people, all from Michael and Donna, all very nasty and no, we won't print them.
But know who's behind these when you read them over at PfA - Donna and Michael. Because quite simply, no one else cares.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Maybe Bravo needs to know
Exactly who Michael Tonello is. Perhaps they would be interested in Michael Tonello's activities harassing people about Ebay sales and purses over a ten year period.
We find it difficult to believe this is the kind of person that NBC wants to give any profile to at all.
http://www.bravotv.com/contact
We find it difficult to believe this is the kind of person that NBC wants to give any profile to at all.
http://www.bravotv.com/contact
Saturday, August 20, 2011
It's "yes, no, but yes" time again
As one of our commenters astutely pointed out, Michael Tonello and Donna Lehtonen have long ragged on PFers for daring to authenticate bags from photos. Cannot be done, they opined. Nada, nyet, non. And yet, since he started his hate blogs, Michael Tonello has been picking and choosing, by photo, which bags are authentic and which are not. And Donna Lehtonen has taken up residence at another blog happily pontificating about which bags are authentic. From photos. In fact, that was her specialty on PF. Well, not much of one, actually, since everything she looked at was fake, fake, fake.
Amazingly, there are professional authentication services for all kinds of things - not just handbags - that do just that: authenticate from photographcs. It is not new, nor is it radical.
But of course, it fits into Michael Tonello's plan for harassing people at PF. Though near as we can tell, Donna is just brainless and clueless. (Maybe that should be the name of their little detective agency.)
We also love the insistence by their followers (hello again, Donna!)that posters reveal in full glory whatever their collections may be. Otherwise, according to their rather dubious logic, they are lying about owning these things. We guess it's a twist on the old "if a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, did it happen" theory, only it goes like this: if someone I don't know buys a bag I can't see because they won't post it for the world to judge, then it did not happen! The illogic is stunning.
And of course, this leads to another question: why is it their business? The answer: it isn't. So while they accuse posters on PF of being jealous and liars, once again, they're just projecting their own qualities on others.
Amazingly, there are professional authentication services for all kinds of things - not just handbags - that do just that: authenticate from photographcs. It is not new, nor is it radical.
But of course, it fits into Michael Tonello's plan for harassing people at PF. Though near as we can tell, Donna is just brainless and clueless. (Maybe that should be the name of their little detective agency.)
We also love the insistence by their followers (hello again, Donna!)that posters reveal in full glory whatever their collections may be. Otherwise, according to their rather dubious logic, they are lying about owning these things. We guess it's a twist on the old "if a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, did it happen" theory, only it goes like this: if someone I don't know buys a bag I can't see because they won't post it for the world to judge, then it did not happen! The illogic is stunning.
And of course, this leads to another question: why is it their business? The answer: it isn't. So while they accuse posters on PF of being jealous and liars, once again, they're just projecting their own qualities on others.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Crystal clear
It couldn’t be clearer that Michael Tonello is still behind The Purse Forum Advisory. Why? Simple. No one else shares his particular vendetta against specific people associated with PF and parts of the forum.
Like gigi123. Like grands fonds. Like promoting Createurs de Luxe (and why they want to get into bed with him is beyond us. Several people have commented both privately to us and for publication here that knowing this, they would never now do business with this company) and his friend Peter Nitz at Luxury Zurich. Like the whole Hermes obsession. Quite frankly, no one but Michael Tonello and his sidekick Donna Lehtonen care a whit about those things.
He also has several, shall we say, unique turns of phrase that he has used consistently over all his hate blogs. And that always gives him away. We loved that the blog is now noted, at the bottom, as being a “parody”. Since Mr. Tonello doesn’t seem to know what the word parody means, allow us to enlighten him: a humourous imitation of a serious piece of writing. Exactly what Michael Tonello seems to feel he’s parodying is a mystery to us. In our dictionary, what he’s doing is spelled “harassment”.
So don’t believe for a second that because Michael Tonello took his name off his blog and put our blog title on his (and thanks again, mate – it’s driven a ton of traffic our way and we really appreciate it!) that he has nothing to do with PFA. As is his persistent habit, he’s just lying to PFA readers. Again. It’s just who he is.
Like gigi123. Like grands fonds. Like promoting Createurs de Luxe (and why they want to get into bed with him is beyond us. Several people have commented both privately to us and for publication here that knowing this, they would never now do business with this company) and his friend Peter Nitz at Luxury Zurich. Like the whole Hermes obsession. Quite frankly, no one but Michael Tonello and his sidekick Donna Lehtonen care a whit about those things.
He also has several, shall we say, unique turns of phrase that he has used consistently over all his hate blogs. And that always gives him away. We loved that the blog is now noted, at the bottom, as being a “parody”. Since Mr. Tonello doesn’t seem to know what the word parody means, allow us to enlighten him: a humourous imitation of a serious piece of writing. Exactly what Michael Tonello seems to feel he’s parodying is a mystery to us. In our dictionary, what he’s doing is spelled “harassment”.
So don’t believe for a second that because Michael Tonello took his name off his blog and put our blog title on his (and thanks again, mate – it’s driven a ton of traffic our way and we really appreciate it!) that he has nothing to do with PFA. As is his persistent habit, he’s just lying to PFA readers. Again. It’s just who he is.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Why does Michael Tonello want your IP address?
It's a good question for those who visit PFA to ask themselves. All web sites have the ability to track internet protocol information, if they use the appropriate software. (We have no interest in tracking you, contactng anyone who visits here or publishing any of your personal information.)
Michael Tonello has made no secret of the fact that he not only tracks his visitors, he actively looks up information like their names, city and street address and other contact inrformation.
Why would he need or want that information? Well, as the saying goes, past actions predict future behaviour. Mr. Tonello has frequently published people's street and work information and has contacted people with, shall we say, messages that are not warm and fuzzy and reassuring.
Don't think you're safer if you post agreeing with him. Michael Tonello has frequently published people's personal information if they so much as disagree with him.
Why does he care where you're located? Why does he want to post photos and personal information? Maybe it's time all his fans asked themselves that question; we assume you use anonymous and made up names on his blog for a reason. Ask yourself how you will feel when you become the target of Michael Tonello's very pointed interest in your personal information. And don't kid yourself - it's only a matter of time.
Michael Tonello has made no secret of the fact that he not only tracks his visitors, he actively looks up information like their names, city and street address and other contact inrformation.
Why would he need or want that information? Well, as the saying goes, past actions predict future behaviour. Mr. Tonello has frequently published people's street and work information and has contacted people with, shall we say, messages that are not warm and fuzzy and reassuring.
Don't think you're safer if you post agreeing with him. Michael Tonello has frequently published people's personal information if they so much as disagree with him.
Why does he care where you're located? Why does he want to post photos and personal information? Maybe it's time all his fans asked themselves that question; we assume you use anonymous and made up names on his blog for a reason. Ask yourself how you will feel when you become the target of Michael Tonello's very pointed interest in your personal information. And don't kid yourself - it's only a matter of time.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Coming soon to a remainder bin near you. Maybe.
Michael Tonello has been blathering about a new book for several years now (of course, it's always "just about to be published!") Supposedly, this latest opus is all about his time in Barcelona. We certainly hope that in addition to writing about how he scrounges around for various flotsam and jetsam to sell on Bonanza, he includes all the details about his stalking people, and his PFA blog. Doesn't seem as though he's had time for much else, so we suspect it will be a rather thin memoir. But as shown in book number one, he has a very active imagination, so anything's possible.
We just think his publisher, assuming there actually is one, would be ever so interested in the activities he's really been involved with for the past few years. We find it difficult to believe they'd tolerate an internet bully among their other, real authors.
We just think his publisher, assuming there actually is one, would be ever so interested in the activities he's really been involved with for the past few years. We find it difficult to believe they'd tolerate an internet bully among their other, real authors.
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