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Pooling nothing but crap dictators for 3 hours now!!! - Ticked


Posted: Apr 18, 2015

You know, never mind that they hose your line count.....to top it off, they are NOT on the QC exclusion list!  I asked last week what happens if they are a crap dictator or have crappy audio but they are not on the list.  My message got forwarded to some dark underlord some place; I've never heard back.

My solution - roll the dice.  I refuse to send something to QC for issues that are outside of my control!  8 cents is better than 7, right?  I either send them back or muddle my way through as best I can and send it on.  Their stupid unfair rule is what causes cherry picking!!  



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