tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post111760287381452827..comments2024-02-29T21:58:08.162-05:00Comments on Dialogic: Who Is Dr. George Gollin and Why Are People Attacking Him?Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118985662122060032005-06-17T01:21:00.000-04:002005-06-17T01:21:00.000-04:00From Get Educated: http://www.geteducated.com/Wha...From Get Educated: http://www.geteducated.com/<BR/><BR/>What Is a Diploma Mill?<BR/><BR/>Degree mills, also known as diploma mills, are bogus universities that sell college diplomas – the piece of paper itself rather than the educational experience. Diploma mills literally crank out paper diplomas to anyone who pays the requested "tuition" amount – generally a lump sum of about $2,000, though sometimes much more.<BR/><BR/>In many states the term "college" or "university" is not legally restricted to use by accredited agencies. This means that virtually anyone might legally declare himself or herself "a university" and begin issuing degrees almost overnight.<BR/><BR/>Diploma mills have existed for decades. They employ high-pressure salesmen who specialize in aggressive telephone sales. Some diploma mills have been in operation for decades. They avoid prosecution by changing their state of operation, by changing their name or by locating themselves in states or foreign countries with the lamest educational laws.<BR/><BR/>Diploma mills prey on people’s lack of knowledge and confusion about accreditation.<BR/><BR/>One favorite trick that works time and again for diploma mills is to advertise as being "nationally accredited" or "accredited worldwide." The trick here is that are indeed "accredited" -- but by unrecognized agencies -- bogus accrediting agencies that they themselves have created.<BR/><BR/>Steps to Protect Yourself<BR/><BR/>If you’re considering an online university, ask the following questions before you enroll:<BR/><BR/>1. Are Your Accredited?<BR/><BR/>2. If So, By Whom?<BR/><BR/>Is the accrediting agency a recognized agency? Accreditation by an unrecognized agency is a common ploy used by online diploma mills. In the United States, the Council for Higher Education is the agency that oversees legitimate accrediting agencies. CHEA maintains a directory of recognized accrediting agencies online, http://www.chea.org.<BR/><BR/>3. Understand the Type of Accreditation You Need<BR/><BR/>Attend only those online colleges that hold the type of accreditation you need to advance.<BR/><BR/>4. Verify Accreditation<BR/><BR/>Some degree mills lie about their accreditation status. Take the time to verify all accreditation information. Check with CHEA or check the official printed guide to such matters: The American Council on Education’s "Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education." This guide can be found in most college libraries.<BR/><BR/>Locating Online Colleges through Search Engines<BR/><BR/>Your chosen online university appears as a top listing at your favorite search engine. It seems to appear on every portal’s educational page. It has to be a real university, right?<BR/><BR/>No.<BR/><BR/>A top search engine listing is not an indicator of authenticity or academic quality. A top search engine listing is an indicator of heavy spending on online advertising. At some search sites the majority of online college listings are held by unaccredited or bogus colleges.<BR/><BR/>Anyone can create a bogus college Web site and submit the resulting URL to a search engine. Search engines do not inspect online colleges to determine their accreditation status or academic validity.<BR/><BR/>Search engines and most online educational portals accept college listings without checking on accreditation status or academic integrity. Diploma mills and fake colleges advertise heavily on the Internet. Protect yourself by taking the time to verify the accreditation status of all online universities.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118984496265005072005-06-17T01:01:00.000-04:002005-06-17T01:01:00.000-04:00Thivai is: Michael Dean Benton School: University ...Thivai is: Michael Dean Benton <BR/><BR/>School: <BR/>University of Kentucky <BR/>Department of English <BR/>1215 Patterson Office Tower <BR/>Lexington, Kentucky 40506 <BR/>mdbent3@uky.edu <BR/><BR/>Home: <BR/>4030 Tates Creek Road <BR/>Apartment #1126 <BR/>Lexington, Kentucky 40517 <BR/>(859) 948-0359 <BR/><BR/>EDUCATION: <BR/>Ph.D., expected December 2005, English, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois. <BR/>•Currently ABD <BR/>•Dissertation in progress: “Poetics of Relation: Restor(y)ing Identity, Place and Community” <BR/>•Advisors: Dr. Ronald Strickland (chair), Dr. Rebecca Saunders and Dr. Lynn Worsham <BR/><BR/>M.A., 2000, Cultural Studies, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. <BR/><BR/>B.A., 1996, major in English and minor in History, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois. <BR/><BR/>TEACHING EXPERIENCE: <BR/><BR/>Part-time Instructor, Lexington Community College, 2005-present <BR/><BR/>Instructor and Mentor, University of Kentucky, 2002-present <BR/><BR/>REFERENCES: <BR/><BR/>Professor Ronald Strickland <BR/>Department of English <BR/>Illinois State University <BR/>409 Stevenson Hall <BR/>Normal, IL 61790 <BR/>rlstrick@ilstu.edu <BR/>(309) 438-3667 <BR/><BR/>Dr. Rebecca Saunders <BR/>Department of English <BR/>Illinois State University <BR/>409 Stevenson Hall <BR/>Normal, IL 61790 <BR/>rasaund@ilstu.edu <BR/>(309) 438-7778 <BR/><BR/>Dr. Randall Roorda <BR/>Director, Writing Program <BR/>Department of English <BR/>University of Kentucky <BR/>1215 Patterson Office Tower <BR/>Lexington, KY 40506 <BR/>rroorda@uky.edu <BR/>(859) 257-1033 <BR/><BR/>Deborah Kirkman <BR/>Assistant Director, Writing Program <BR/>Department of English <BR/>University of Kentucky <BR/>1215 Patterson Office Tower <BR/>Lexington, KY 40506 <BR/>dkirk00@uky.edu <BR/>(859) 257-1115Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118982674593424632005-06-17T00:31:00.000-04:002005-06-17T00:31:00.000-04:00Quackwatch on "Fraud and Degree Mills"<A HREF="http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/dm0.html" REL="nofollow">Quackwatch on "Fraud and Degree Mills"</A>Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118982025663925002005-06-17T00:20:00.000-04:002005-06-17T00:20:00.000-04:00Nice try morons, but if you would look to the righ...Nice try morons, but if you would look to the right, obviously I do not live in Illinois ;)<BR/><BR/>Your pitiful attempts at intimidation are boring, repetitive and ineffective...<BR/><BR/>You introduced me to Dr. George Gollin through your first post about him on one of my posts which had nothing to do with him. Kind of a stupid move don't you think?<BR/><BR/>Whatever you are paid, it is definitely too much...Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118979101748582412005-06-16T23:31:00.000-04:002005-06-16T23:31:00.000-04:00"Thivai Abhor's" email address shows as: mdbento@h..."Thivai Abhor's" email address shows as: <BR/><BR/>mdbento@hotmail.com <BR/><BR/>which belongs to: <BR/><BR/>Michael Benton (Illinois State University) <BR/><BR/>See more about Gollin's pal at: <BR/><BR/>http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mdbento@hotmail.com&btnG=Google+SearchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118977981823205542005-06-16T23:13:00.000-04:002005-06-16T23:13:00.000-04:00Thivai,Thivai,Thivai, we know YOU are George Golli...Thivai,Thivai,Thivai, we know YOU are George Gollin. What a loser! Maybe your family needs a new hobby?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118938999415148652005-06-16T12:23:00.000-04:002005-06-16T12:23:00.000-04:00World Education News report on Digital Diploma Mil...World Education News report on <A HREF="http://www.wes.org/ewenr/00july/feature.htm" REL="nofollow">Digital Diploma Mills</A>Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118902740770240702005-06-16T02:19:00.000-04:002005-06-16T02:19:00.000-04:00George Gollin Daddy's Little Angel Quote | Reply ...George Gollin Daddy's Little Angel Quote | Reply <BR/><BR/>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR/> <BR/>http://www.livejournal.com/users/laviceanglaise/16443.html <BR/><BR/>qui rhyme toujours avec toujours/lui ne craigne pas les balles (means: who rhyme always with always does not fear him the bullets) but then Daddy wrote this now didn't he??? <BR/>if i don't tell everyone these things people will start saying "YOU DIDN'T TELL ME!" <BR/>in order of least recent: <BR/><BR/>1. i am a vegetarian but i eat fish and i dont really care if my spoon touches mustard that was used for ham and then i lick it. really. <BR/>2. i will probably work as a junior counselor at waldsee this summer, but i havent signed anything, so no guarantees <BR/>3. mark and i are not longer dating. (wonder why fag girl) <BR/>today kinzie told me that she wanted to get the gossip "straight from the source." which is sort of sad and a little gross*. because she is assuming that there is something really juicy and that someone came out on top. but really, it is mostly sad and grey. <BR/><BR/>other than that: <BR/>i <3 MC Solaar <BR/>also, if any of you guys want to, please buy me _Epileptic_. French or English is fine, I just want it. <BR/><BR/>clg <BR/><BR/> <BR/> <BR/> <BR/>Father Guido <BR/>Anonymous Poster <BR/><BR/>Jun 15, 2005, 11:58 PM <BR/><BR/>Post #2 of 4 (8 views) <BR/>Copy Shortcut <BR/> Re: [Father Guido] George Gollin Daddy's Little Angel [In reply to] Quote | Reply <BR/><BR/>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR/> <BR/>Hummmmm, there "appears' to be more. You must be proud George? It just has to be from all that "gifted school" training she received. <BR/><BR/>____________________________________________________________ <BR/>laviceanglaise (laviceanglaise) wrote, <BR/>@ 2004-08-07 00:48:00 <BR/><BR/>Current music: batia singing "i want you to want me" in my head, duh <BR/><BR/>"i have one question: how'd you guys get so stupid?" or no drugs need apply <BR/>TODAY I WENT TO BATIA'S HOUSE. <BR/>then we went to the park. <BR/>we got there and there was some 11 year old playing. i sat on this spinny thing. and then he was like "if you want i can spin you till you get dizzy" and then he kept saying stuff like: "do you wanna get dizzy?" "do you like getting dizzy" then batia went on the curvy balance beam. and i narrated it like people do for the olympics. i talked about how batia couldnt decide between team usa and team israel, but then chose the us, lucky for them. 11 year old: "are you gymnasts?" later he asked us if we were illegal immigrants. we said yes. but whoops! his dad was a government agent who specialized in hunting illegal aliens! eegad! batia sat down on the swing and then he sat next to her, "no big deal," i thought, so i sat on the baby swing and um, hurt my hip. then he told us he was one, before fessing up to being 11. later we learned that he has a 17 year old brother. they are catholics. he told me that he'd pay me a penny to go down a slide head first. and i did. but i just realized that the little weiner didnt pay up. i also burned my tummy on the almost molten slide. what a piece of shit. anyways. after not paying me he got on his little roland brand bike, "what did you say your name was again?" "i didnt, and i have one question for you two: how'd you guys get so stupid" uhhhh... but then batia saved the day: "practice!" then he biked off into the subdivision. obviously he thought that he had had the last word. but he was wrong. because we lied. the real answer was practice and marijuana. <BR/>then i rode a sheep and we went home. <BR/>batia gave me *crabs* and we played an addictive game. i also skipped it and failed at hoolahooping. then i lifted weights, we watched the xgames and drank some water. oh wait, so i didnt get my 1 cent but i did find some nice trucker's sunglasses that smell like smoke. now all i need is a mullet and a truck. <BR/>then i babysat. <BR/><BR/>cordelia <BR/><BR/>*for my cell phone! <BR/><BR/>------------------------------------------------------------ <BR/>(Post a new comment) <BR/><BR/>laviceanglaise <BR/>2004-08-08 10:51 (link) <BR/>looks like this entry was just too XXXtreme. <BR/>(Reply to this) <BR/><BR/>achary <BR/>2004-08-11 12:27 (link) <BR/>cordelia, i am so excited that we're mutual friends. i think your blog is my favorite. (: <BR/>(Reply to this) <BR/><BR/> <BR/> <BR/> <BR/>Eata Lotapuss <BR/>Anonymous Poster <BR/><BR/>Jun 16, 2005, 12:06 AM <BR/><BR/>Post #3 of 4 (7 views) <BR/>Copy Shortcut <BR/> Re: [Father Guido] George Gollin Daddy's Little Angel [In reply to] Quote | Reply <BR/><BR/>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR/> <BR/>I found some too. I expecially liked the, "Interests: 16: activism, anarchism, anti-racism, feminism, leftists, pom poms, protesting, queer rights, radical cheering, radical cheerleader, radical cheerleaders, radical cheerleading, radical cheers, transgender rights." <BR/><BR/>____________________________________________________________ <BR/><BR/><BR/>Community Info <BR/>Community Information <BR/>Below is information about the "Radical Cheerleaders" community on LiveJournal. To join this community, click here. 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No letter. Any more g...Yeah, that's what I thought. <BR/><BR/>No letter. <BR/><BR/>Any more good stories?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118815511050835262005-06-15T02:05:00.000-04:002005-06-15T02:05:00.000-04:00Boring, not one claim backed up...Here is what is ...Boring, not one claim backed up...<BR/><BR/>Here is what is at stake for these lying crooks that run the <A HREF="http://www.degree.net/html/diploma_mills.html" REL="nofollow">Diploma Mills</A>Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118787467787546902005-06-14T18:17:00.000-04:002005-06-14T18:17:00.000-04:00Professor Gollin SAID that University of Illinois ...Professor Gollin SAID that University of Illinois sent him a "letter of apology" (heh heh) for forcing him to take down content that could be considered to be "personal attacks". <BR/>When might we be seeing this letter? Assuming it exists..... <BR/>One would think George Gollin would be plastering it all over the Internet as a trophy, but thus far this alleged letter has been as allusive as Big Foot. Another one of your fantastic tales? Or did Azad the ragged web designer create this one for you? He has lots of experience in making up stories (all 23 years of his life!!!) - and fake letters. LOL!<BR/>Well this has been most delightful, but really,<BR/>where is this mysterious letter??????????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118727885778170052005-06-14T01:44:00.000-04:002005-06-14T01:44:00.000-04:00Another article on the diploma mills:Sham Nutritio...Another article on the diploma mills:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.ncahf.org/articles/s-z/sham.html" REL="nofollow">Sham Nutritionists and Nutrition Diploma Mills</A>Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118726041224732842005-06-14T01:14:00.000-04:002005-06-14T01:14:00.000-04:00Thivai said... I am sorry everyone for lying. I ma...Thivai said... <BR/>I am sorry everyone for lying. I made this all up. i was promised money and did not get it. sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118685661041415672005-06-13T14:01:00.000-04:002005-06-13T14:01:00.000-04:00George,I don't trust anything that is posted at th...George,<BR/><BR/>I don't trust anything that is posted at those sites and I believe that this is part of their overall plan--to make all of the posts worthless through a flood of disinformation (burying the valid critiques).<BR/><BR/>This is why I won't bother talking to them. I just post a link and leave (each one in response to their visit to this site). Just supply the reports and let people decide on their own.<BR/><BR/>A friend of mine who was a grad student with me once convinced me that there was no situation or person that couldn't be reached if you took the time to listen to their cause and discuss it with them. We tested it out in public situations and online forums--in classroom debates and lecture forums--in physical confrontations in bars between angry people and attempts to reach frightened, silenced people. We succeeded whenever we could engage in a dialogue with people, but if the person/group refuses to participate in a dialogue then there is nothing that can be done.<BR/><BR/>These people who are attacking your character and trying to defend their greed hide behind anonymity because they have nothing to say and are afraid of being exposed as the charlatans they are--I can't reach people like that and I have no sympathy for their cause. Of course, the good thing about an inability to engage in a dialogue with beings, is i also do not hate them--I just do not care about them in the least. What I do "hate" is slimy cowards who attack a man's family behind the mask of anonymity. What soulless creatures they must be.<BR/><BR/>Dr. Gollin, once again I salute your courage and fortitude. I wish the best for you and your family.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118669702742145512005-06-13T09:35:00.000-04:002005-06-13T09:35:00.000-04:00Hi Thivai,There's a certain amount of fakery going...Hi Thivai,<BR/><BR/>There's a certain amount of fakery going on: the post at alt.education.distance purported to come from Ruth Watkins, a University of Illinois Associate Provost, was not written by her. The "Dennis" post was not written by the Dennis to whom I addressed my comment.<BR/><BR/>These are not nice people. And I think I had in mind a paraphrase of a W.C. Fields line, not a Groucho Marx line. It's basically this: you and I have great jobs. We teach, we do scholarly research, we think about complicated, interesting issues that stretch us intellectually. We are encouraged to identify problems in the world and think of ways to address them. We get up in the morning full of fire and go to our great universities to do great things. <BR/><BR/>The shills who post to alt.education.distance rise, see themselves in the mirror, and wonder how they'll make it through another day of misery, trapped inside their skins. So they boot their computers and try to drain the pus from their souls by venting it into newsgroups. <BR/><BR/>It's really an awful existence, but they are too cowardly to live differently. I find it hard to feel much sympathy for them, decent a thing as that might be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118645616481502542005-06-13T02:53:00.000-04:002005-06-13T02:53:00.000-04:00Schoolhouse crockInjunction-junction, what’s compu...<A HREF="http://www.citylinkmagazine.com/archives/101503coverstory.html" REL="nofollow">Schoolhouse crock</A><BR/><BR/>Injunction-junction, what’s compunction? Illegal in many states, diploma mills provide all the degrees with none of the work.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118639619742478972005-06-13T01:13:00.000-04:002005-06-13T01:13:00.000-04:00Now this is funny:Cambridge Global University Welc...Now this is funny:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://cambridgeint.bravehost.com/" REL="nofollow">Cambridge Global University Welcomes You</A>Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118639498595299252005-06-13T01:11:00.000-04:002005-06-13T01:11:00.000-04:00Ha, is that the best you can do... hire someone th...Ha, is that the best you can do... hire someone that has intelligence to write your attacks because obviously you lack the capability.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118635982076901592005-06-13T00:13:00.000-04:002005-06-13T00:13:00.000-04:00Hello I am Thivai. I runan online skool and it is ...Hello I am Thivai. I runan online skool and it is acrediticated by my couzin. I does not likes competitions. I does not care if I acusses wrong peeples, it don't matter a so longs as I gets em all somehows. I just wants thems all gone sos I can gets me more moola.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118548360768946192005-06-11T23:52:00.000-04:002005-06-11T23:52:00.000-04:00More on the diploma mills:Wired News: Down By the ...More on the diploma mills:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,54596,00.html" REL="nofollow">Wired News: Down By the Diploma Mills Stream</A>Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118535934331884652005-06-11T20:25:00.000-04:002005-06-11T20:25:00.000-04:00More bad news for George Gollin. Not only does his...More bad news for George Gollin. Not only does his employer, the University of Illinois not support him, none of his pals do either. <BR/>In an embarassing (for Gollin) post where the arrogant loud mouth talks down to all the little peolple, he reached out to a former member of a vulgar forum that Gollin frequests. The forum is owned by Chip White who sells coffee enemas, so of course this is a briilant group of gurus.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, George Gollin starts of with the usual repeated crap:<BR/><BR/><BR/>g-gollin@uiuc <BR/>Anonymous Poster <BR/>g-gollin@uiuc.edu <BR/><BR/>Jun 11, 2005, 3:17 PM <BR/>Hi Dennis, <BR/><BR/>This is getting surreal, isn't it? You've been watching the activities of the Saint Regis bunch [IDIOT GOLLIN DOES KNOW THERE IS NOT SUCH GROUP] for a while; they've usually gone about their business in a less crazy fashion than this. They would post nasty things from time to time, but it always felt like business, done with a <BR/>certain mean spirited style to be sure, but business none the less. <BR/><BR/>I am so curious what's triggered the present spate of insanity: it couldn't possibly be part of any kind of hardball business strategy that I can think of. <BR/><BR/>What do you think? Are these just stress-induced behaviors? If so, what might have caused it? I am tempted to think that it is something connected to the Regis suit. For example, could one of the defendants have decided to negotiate with Regis? (If so, it might be the Spokane-based non-family member. With those messages he had sent <BR/>identifying himself as the "MIS" for SRU, JMU, RU, and NBOE he might be looking for a way to get out from under something large that he fears is about to land on him. So cutting a deal with Regis might make sense.) But how would the other defendants have realized that a deal is being struck anyway? [GOLLIN SURE IS HUNG UP ON THIS CIVIL SUIT IN WHICH HE HAS NO INVOLMENT - HE SAYS]<BR/><BR/>Any chance that DegreeInfo would let you back in? Your calmer posts there were good to read and I miss them. <BR/><BR/>George <BR/><BR/> ----------<BR/> <BR/> <BR/>Dennis <BR/>Anonymous Poster <BR/><BR/>Jun 11, 2005, 3:34 PM <BR/><BR/> <BR/><B> Well George, I'm not a physics professor, so my analysis of these things might be less sophisticated than yours. <BR/><BR/>I think the answer is "none of the above." They just think you're an asshole. It's that simple. <BR/><BR/>Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but ask some of those really smart guys you mentioned who are running UIUC and they'll probably tell you the same thing. <BR/><BR/>Why would I want to get "back in" at Degree Info? I'm not gay nor is anyone in my family, and I take my coffee through the correct orifice. That pretty much gives me nothing in common with anyone else there. <BR/><BR/>Dennis </B><BR/><BR/>LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Gollin has no friends left. <BR/><BR/>Degreeinfo will not listen to him there either. <BR/><BR/>His pals, John Bear (former diploma mill operator) and Alan Contreras (gay, bitter birdwatcher who publicly says he hates his job) have distanced themselves from Gollin.<BR/><BR/>The University of Illinois does NOT support Gollin. They AGREED with Dr. Hoyer and forced that cocky Gollin to remove his crap from their servers. GOOD FOR THEM!<BR/><BR/>I agree - you are just an asshole. <BR/><BR/>Give it up, man. What you are doing is wrong, mean, juvenile, nasty, illegal, unbecoming, small, sick and immoral.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118531351914554242005-06-11T19:09:00.000-04:002005-06-11T19:09:00.000-04:00"sons of bitches” , says Gollin., “They’re monste..."sons of bitches” <B>, says Gollin.</B>, “They’re monsters. They’re just disgusting monsters.”<BR/><BR/><B>, George Gollin, you really shouldn't be making sleazy posts and threats all over the internet or be harassing people. It's extremely unprofessional and it definitely falls under libel, defamation with clear intent and maybe even stalking. That's right, it's illegal. You have sunk to an all time low. Bad show, pal.<BR/>One can see where your daughter gets her "attitude" and foul mouth.</B>,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1118468992640954972005-06-11T01:49:00.000-04:002005-06-11T01:49:00.000-04:00Why Are Hoyer and His Business Partners Upset? Geo...Why Are Hoyer and His Business Partners Upset? <BR/><BR/>George Gollin didn’t intend to launch a crusade against diploma mills that would eventually lead the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to censor this physics professor’s website. Gollin was just annoyed at pop-up ads that continually came up on his computer. After clicking them shut, over and over again, he says, “after a couple months, I called the number” on the ad. Intrigued by the sales pitch, he went on the web. <BR/><BR/>What they were selling was the same thing his university sells: a university diploma. But these institutions of “higher learning” were actually diploma mills, ready to sell fake degrees to anyone willing to pay. Robertstown University gave a multiple-choice quiz to give credit for “life experience.” Gollin took the quiz. Because the 100-question quiz was so simple (“Where does the President live?”), Gollin knew all the answers, so he intentionally made mistakes to get only 26% correct, or roughly what random guessing would get. Gollin received an email saying that he passed the test, and could receive an Associate of Arts degree with a 2.7 GPA for a mere $1000. He took an identical test offered by St. Regis University, got only 21% right (worse than random guessing), and received the same offer, with an even higher GPA. <BR/><BR/>Gollin posted this information on his website at the U of I (www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/g-gollin), and complained to the Federal Trade Commission and state fraud agencies (one of them, in Oregon, is posting the information the University of Illinois told him to take off the website). Gollin’s criticism of diploma mills was featured on the CBS Evening News on July 25, 2003, and he appeared on CNN Aug. 30, 2003. Soon after, the diploma mills began complaining to Gollin and the University of Illinois, including James Monroe, Robertstown, and St. Regis Universities, all of which are accredited in the war-torn country of Liberia, where Gollin suspects that someone was bribed to approve them. <BR/><BR/>Gollin reports that he received an email threatening a defamation suit from a “Daniel Taylor” who claimed to be the president of one institution Gollin called a diploma mill, and who also claimed to be from Russia, but whose computer had the same IP address as Richard Hoyer in Rochester, New York. Hoyer is the owner of several institutions condemned by Gollin as diploma mills. A false website for the Liberian Embassy pretending to confirm the accreditation of these institutions (www.liberianembassy.com) was registered to Dixie Hoyer, the webmistress for St. Regis University and other diploma mills run by Richard Hoyer, and also the apparent source of another email with a fake name threatening a lawsuit. Gollin says, “It’s pretty scary for me getting these nasty letters from people who don’t exist.” <BR/><BR/>These letters also scared the University of Illinois, which pressured Gollin to remove the offensive content. On Oct. 9, Gollin agreed to obey orders from top administrators to remove the controversial webpages. <BR/><BR/>Robin Kaler, a spokeswoman for the University of Illinois, claimed: “We were trying to help him find a more appropriate place for his website” because a website on diploma mills should be “housed in a place that deals with accreditation.” But Gollin perceived the meeting with University officials as an order to drop the controversial information from his website, and he got Oregon accreditation officials to agree to post the information on their website. <BR/><BR/>Kaler argued about Gollin, “He has a lot to offer the community and the world outside of his discipline. But for the university support he receives, it’s for his work in his discipline.” This seems to indicate that the University of Illinois believes faculty websites can only include information directly related to their field of research. Yet Gollin’s site, like those of many faculty, includes personal and even humorous material in addition to his scientific reason. If big issues about the integrity of academic standards are banned from faculty websites for fear of criticism or lawsuits, then academic freedom is endangered. <BR/><BR/>By intervening to urge a professor to remove allegedly libelous material, the University of Illinois sets a dangerous precedent for monitoring student and faculty websites and may actually make itself more vulnerable to litigation (because now it’s taking responsibility for the content of websites). If a website can only have material that the university believes is related to a professor’s work, could the same rules apply to any “personal” communications using university resources, including phone and email? <BR/><BR/>The University of Illinois has already been found guilty of violating the constitutional rights of its faculty when it tried to silence criticism of Chief Illiniwek. The fact that it continues to infringe upon the rights of faculty reflects an administration that refuses to support academic freedom. <BR/><BR/>Gollin believes that as “an infringement of academic freedom, it needs to be discussed,” but he is happy that the State of Oregon is putting his information on their website: “It makes me a hell of a lot safer, it makes the university a hell of a lot safer.” <BR/><BR/>Gollin plans to continue his fight against these diploma mills and the “really, really evil” people who own them. He says, “I have this very nice life” compared to Liberia, where civil war has brutalized the people. “These sons of bitches who smell money are just using the situation there for their own ends,” says Gollin. “They’re monsters. They’re just disgusting monsters.”<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://indy.pabn.org/news.php?id=140" REL="nofollow">Source of the Report</A>Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.com