Comments on: Craig Newmark backs down http://bennett.com/blog/2006/06/craig-newmark-backs-down/ A regular old blog Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:51:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Richard http://bennett.com/blog/2006/06/craig-newmark-backs-down/comment-page-1/#comment-301219 Richard Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:36:54 +0000 http://bennett.com/blog/index.php/archives/2006/06/20/craig-newmark-backs-down/#comment-301219 Somehow the story got from Craig's List to the media, and I think that's the interesting connection. The first media accounts accused you of "discrimination" and I still don't know who planted that idea. So we'll have to wait and see whether Craig was the liar who did that or someone else did. It is clear is that Matt Stoller and Tim Karr lied about this story. Somehow the story got from Craig’s List to the media, and I think that’s the interesting connection. The first media accounts accused you of “discrimination” and I still don’t know who planted that idea. So we’ll have to wait and see whether Craig was the liar who did that or someone else did.

It is clear is that Matt Stoller and Tim Karr lied about this story.

]]> By: Ray Dickenson http://bennett.com/blog/2006/06/craig-newmark-backs-down/comment-page-1/#comment-301095 Ray Dickenson Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:42:52 +0000 http://bennett.com/blog/index.php/archives/2006/06/20/craig-newmark-backs-down/#comment-301095 Craig is not a liar, and he didn't issue a retraction. My review of Authentium's treatment of the blocking issue showed an excellent and timely technical response, a very good customer support response to users, and only a so-so communication response to Craig. When our engineers see a problem they fix it and give the fix to our support people. We did all that in about a week back in March. Unfortunately Craig did not get the email he deserved, which left him and his company in the dark until the blogosphere got involved in June. And the rest is history. Craig is not a liar, and he didn’t issue a retraction.

My review of Authentium’s treatment of the blocking issue showed an excellent and timely technical response, a very good customer support response to users, and only a so-so communication response to Craig.

When our engineers see a problem they fix it and give the fix to our support people. We did all that in about a week back in March.

Unfortunately Craig did not get the email he deserved, which left him and his company in the dark until the blogosphere got involved in June.

And the rest is history.

]]> By: The Original Blog » Blog Archive » Authentium spoke to Craig via phone last week http://bennett.com/blog/2006/06/craig-newmark-backs-down/comment-page-1/#comment-300760 The Original Blog » Blog Archive » Authentium spoke to Craig via phone last week Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:14:35 +0000 http://bennett.com/blog/index.php/archives/2006/06/20/craig-newmark-backs-down/#comment-300760 [...] FINAL UPDATE: Craig has issued a retraction. Apparently he didn’t know that his people were talking to Authentium all along. I know that’s hard to believe, but his company is a weird little enterprise. [...] [...] FINAL UPDATE: Craig has issued a retraction. Apparently he didn’t know that his people were talking to Authentium all along. I know that’s hard to believe, but his company is a weird little enterprise. [...]

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