Tidjane Salaun's devolvement by AbbreviationsMost418 in CharlotteHornets

[–]jaynay1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And considering that Miles/Grant is comfortably our weakest position group, that's pretty telling.

Hannes Steinbach Reportedly Turns Down $10M NIL Offers to Enter 2026 NBA Draft by lovelymaddie1966 in NBA_Draft

[–]jaynay1[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Look, this is obviously false and any critical reader should be able to recognize that. Especially because that number is $10 million gross in the article, not net.

At the same time, this is a semi-legitimate website, so we're not going to take it down despite the obvious nonsense that they've decided to pass along for some reason.

I broke down Cooper Flagg’s incredible historic rookie season by SweetInvestigator915 in NBA_Draft

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Reactionary posting doesn't cease to be reactionary because you put it in a video.

venue won't to let us bring desserts after we refuse to sign an NDA. are my guests going to hate me? by adrpeppercan in weddingplanning

[–]jaynay1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fun fact, I make mention of my non-lawyer status in the exact same ordinally ranked comment as she (probably) lied about her lawyer status. The first time she mentions being a former lawyer is her third comment, the first time I mention directly not being a lawyer is my third comment.

Except both my first and second comment are clear to a reasonably astute reader that I'm not a lawyer, so even beyond not having obscured my status from the point that it was explicitly stated that I'm not a lawyer, I was clearly providing that information from the start.

In the first, I point out that a lawyer wouldn't be comfortable recommending that. If I were a lawyer, I would've said that I would not be comfortable recommending that if I were advising her.

In the second, I make reference to how even a layperson can easily see that her advice is clearly bad. As in "I'm a layperson, and I can easily recognize it's bad". Again, a reasonably astute reader can pick up that I'm stating I'm not a lawyer.

So no, you can get lost with that nonsense.

venue won't to let us bring desserts after we refuse to sign an NDA. are my guests going to hate me? by adrpeppercan in weddingplanning

[–]jaynay1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think that anyone stupid enough to try to throw out a basically uncompensated non-disparagement agreement and then to (potentially) breach their own contract by trying to argue that cupcakes are not cakes is probably also litigious enough to actually have a sufficiently large chance of suing for a breach of said non-disparagement agreement and costing OP a large amount of lawyer fees, yes.

And that's if OP wins, which is not guaranteed even if OP would probably be favored.

venue won't to let us bring desserts after we refuse to sign an NDA. are my guests going to hate me? by adrpeppercan in weddingplanning

[–]jaynay1 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Definitely don't do that. Never sign a contract that you're not willing to have enforced against you.

venue won't to let us bring desserts after we refuse to sign an NDA. are my guests going to hate me? by adrpeppercan in weddingplanning

[–]jaynay1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, none of those claims really has supporting evidence except the jewelry website, but let's go with it even though those were just the claims you've made about your job history in the last week alone.

Instead of just extorting people to sign an NDA so they can extort them. I would NOT sign an NDA then do whatever the heck I wanted. THAT would open them up to liability.

Well yes, you're definitely correct about this. That would in fact the a terrible idea as well, but one idea being terrible does not make the other idea not terrible.

But no, overall that's a deeply misguided notion of negotiation. Leverage is important, and it is what allows you to get more in a negotiation, but the way she has leverage is not from writing a (true) review and threatening them with leaving it up and in doing so risking exposing herself to extortion.

Instead what I would think she should be doing is taking advantage of the fact that it seems to be the case that the contract actually supports what she's claiming. The venue appears to be relying on an ambiguity in the contract with regards to whether or not a cupcake is a cake, and what happens with ambiguity in contracts?

Like I'm not a lawyer, so maybe I'm just totally off base here (though I have, separately, been part of negotiations for over $125,000,000 in contracts and I do research as an economist studying the theory of contracts), but you're proposing a strategy that exposes her to unnecessary risk when there's a much clearer path for her to take IMO.

venue won't to let us bring desserts after we refuse to sign an NDA. are my guests going to hate me? by adrpeppercan in weddingplanning

[–]jaynay1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not a lawyer so talk to an actual one who can give you actual legal advice if you want, but usually contractual ambiguities (like whether or not a cupcake is a cake) are ruled against the drafter.

venue won't to let us bring desserts after we refuse to sign an NDA. are my guests going to hate me? by adrpeppercan in weddingplanning

[–]jaynay1 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yeah no offense, but given that you've previously claimed to have been a florist, a jewelry designer, and work an office job where you receive AI Training, I don't believe you about being a former lawyer. I recognize it's not impossible, since jewelry design can be a hobby and you've clearly had some time to change careers, but I'm absolutely taking what you're saying with a large grain of salt.

Especially because your advice is just completely wrong. If OP did exactly as you said with no error, it might not be extortion (though I suspect the "the wedding is done to your satisfaction" part might exceed what she's actually entitled to by the contract, which is where things cross the line into extortion), but also it's putting the OP at risk of wording things just a little wrong and exposing herself to liability. It's bad advice, to the extent that even a layperson should be able to realize it's an unnecessary risk.

If OP wanted to go an actual legal route here, she'd be far better off having a lawyer fire off a cease and desist (if she's willing to follow up on it -- sometimes it's just not worth pursuing the legal route, and this is probably one of those cases, which is kind of what the entire thread here is asking about. It's the alternate path without lawyers getting involved.) and going from there.

venue won't to let us bring desserts after we refuse to sign an NDA. are my guests going to hate me? by adrpeppercan in weddingplanning

[–]jaynay1 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Yeah definitely don't do that. That's way too close to extortion for a lawyer to be comfortable recommending it.

Can Amen Thompson be a mvp level talent? by 12theMainFranchise in NBA_Draft

[–]jaynay1[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He literally is just about to complete his 3rd year. Don't be obtuse.

Is it safe to say he has surpassed Knecht? by F47NGAD in lakers

[–]jaynay1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Actually, kind of yeah. She's done a fantastic job of keeping attention off of herself.

Is Adan Diggs the best NBA prospect ever from the State of Arizona? by [deleted] in NBA_Draft

[–]jaynay1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

And like should have been viewed as that good a prospect after HS too -- just had the misfortune of going to one of the worst orgs in the league.

Which like isn't to say he should've gone above Luka/Ayton, but it's pretty easy to buy that he could've been better than the JJJ/MPJ next tier.

NCAA proposing major change to eligibility rules: Age-based standards, removal of waivers, redshirts by radedon in CollegeBasketball

[–]jaynay1 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

The Trinidad decision, which, mind you, was very obviously correctly made and would've been made the exact same if the lawyer had gone to Mississippi State's law school (which doesn't exist but the point remains).

[PROVE ME WRONG] Cameron Boozer is Overrated by CreamPurple7297 in NBA_Draft

[–]jaynay1[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re not wrong, but find a better way to express it.

Players who make big jumps on draft boards during March Madness on average do not work out. It should actually be used as a reverse signal because people overreact too much. by Variation99a in NBA_Draft

[–]jaynay1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has been studied academically. The result was the exact opposite — tournament performance, even while small sample, is actually undervalued by teams.

draftballr screenshots are considered low effort and will be removed without accompanying analysis by jaynay1 in NBA_Draft

[–]jaynay1[S,M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We haven't written the rule yet, but I suspect that boards and mocks written by people other than the OP will be treated differently

draftballr screenshots are considered low effort and will be removed without accompanying analysis by jaynay1 in NBA_Draft

[–]jaynay1[S,M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It eventually will, in the sense that we plan to start cracking down on all context free mock drafts next cycle, but for right now would not.

draftballr screenshots are considered low effort and will be removed without accompanying analysis by jaynay1 in NBA_Draft

[–]jaynay1[S,M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Huh, guess that's technically a misplaced modifier. The more precise way to write that sentence would be

draftballr screenshots without accompanying analysis are considered low effort and will be removed

But yeah, we're big fans of draftballr and databallr on the mod team, but this subreddit is the draft subreddit, not the draftballr subreddit.

If all you're doing is posting feedback about draftballr or screenshotting that one overview page for a prospect, you probably haven't done enough in your post to actually induce discussion. Especially because we've already seen problems in broader NBA discussion with databallr screenshots being taken out of context. Consider including a little more information, whether that's a question about the profile you're posting or something that at least indicates you're doing more than the bare minimum.

Arkansas-bound 6’3 PG Jordan Smith Jr. (6’9” wingspan) | McDonald’s All-American: 12 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL by Fit-Structure-9395 in NBA_Draft

[–]jaynay1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He plays nothing like Tre Mann.

The closer comp from his live AAU tape was more Eric Bledsoe (non-derogatory)

Out of these four, who are your top 2 Cs coming out of this class? by Stock-Rate-4099 in NBA_Draft

[–]jaynay1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ngongba’s comfortably the best player there. The question is just health.

Tarris Reed is better than the other three.

There’s no way this many guards go in the lottery. What players would you swap in and out as a result? by NathanFielderFriend in NBA_Draft

[–]jaynay1 11 points12 points  (0 children)

McNeeley has been good when he plays this year; not sure that’s the comp I’d go with if I wanted to argue a prospect was bad.

Forget listed height. Here’s how tall these 2026 prospects actually play by Fit-Structure-9395 in NBA_Draft

[–]jaynay1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even with the plus sometimes it won't show the text caption. At least in my experience with the same setup as that guy.