Comments on: Our “BigUps” for 2008

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Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:52:52 +0000

[...] moments into a positive spin, which is a good thing. The Domains writer Michael Berkens recently gave a “big ups” to GoDaddy for 2008: not because of what it had done, but for how it handled the situations at they [...]

By: MHB

MHB — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:23:06 +0000

Chris

Happy 2009

See you in a few weeks

By: C_Sivertsen

C_Sivertsen — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:11:27 +0000

Mike,
Just back from a break and wanted to wish you and Judi a healthy and happy 2009. Look fwd to seeing you guys in LA.

By: MHB

MHB — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:01:56 +0000

Jay

Thanks

Best wishes for a great new year to you and your family

By: Jon Schultz

Jon Schultz — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:47:26 +0000

In the interest of fairness I want to amend my statement above to add that I don’t have thorough knowledge of the details of Rick Schwartz’s treatment of any person other than myself. My logic in using the word “people” was the idea that since I am a person and he has spread falsity about me (in a DNForum thread, at least), therefore it is correct to say that he spreads falsity about people. If that logic was incorrect then my statement was incorrect, and I don’t want to spread falsity about him.

By: ParkingFirm.com

ParkingFirm.com — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:43:25 +0000

Mike, I frequent this blog and your posts more then any other blog out there on world wide web. Would like to give a shout out to yah for constructive and knowledge full posts.

Have a wonderful new year ahead.

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Jay M
ParkingFirm.com

By: MHB

MHB — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:11:05 +0000

Jarred

Thanks so much for the warm wishes.

By: WIPPO

WIPPO — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:03:13 +0000

By: Jarred Cohen

Jarred Cohen — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:56:38 +0000

Mike,

Happy New Year to you and Judi! My wife and I wish you both the best of health, joy, prosperity, and happiness in this new year.

I think your shot outs are all well deserved, bravo.

I’d like to give a shot out to the domainers with a voice; all the bloggers, all the members of the forums, and all the members of the domain name social networks. The discussions create friendships and partnerships, and the overall sharing of quality information are all priceless.
Here’s to the new year and may good times be ahead!

Jarred

By: Jon Schultz

Jon Schultz — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:08:30 +0000

Howard,

When I wrote you that I suspected Rick was behind the telephoned death threat that I received, you replied that he couldn’t have been because you were with him in New York. Were you with him 24 hours a day? You apparently will defend Rick without regard for the truth of your statements.

I was not trying to say that Rick is not an insightful man and that he has not helped people. As I’ve said before I was helped tremendously by the knowledge which I gained on his board. But that doesn’t give him the right to treat people disrespectfully or to spread falsity about them, as I know from personal experience that he does. I don’t want to take up too much space here but will provide details if Michael requests them.

There is a big difference between productive business networking and cultism, where people who don’t tow the party line have to be attacked and ostracized so the group can maintain its collective illusion of superiority. I have seen too much cultism in the domain industry – a lot of it revolving around Rick Schwartz – and hope that voices of reason can bring us to a higher level.