I didn't say they just turned off the domains. You said we weren't privy to the communications and anything else that was going on so I stripped all of that out and outlined what we can see...

The domains we're locked... (some stuff happened)... the domains were disabled... (some stuff happened).. some domains were re-enabled... (more stuff happening).

That's exactly what you've outlined as well..

Does it really matter? What possible reason would be justifiable for disabling and then later re-enabling a businesses domains?

At least you agree that DirecNic was in the wrong. And that's enough for some people to decide not to do business with them. So I really don't know why you continue to argue the point.

Tempest, I wouldn't agree in the slightest that Directnic was in the wrong, far from it. Neither you nor I know exactly why they did what they did, nor do you or I know exactly what transpired between the parties involved that changed the situation are things moved along.

So no, I don't agree. I don't have enough information to declare directnic guilty. I only hope that you and posters like you give Directnic the same "innocent until proven guilty" that you think Slick deserves.

I would think some people would take that as you saying DN was in the wrong. I did.

Regardless, it doesn't matter. For many of us, the moment they decided to police the domains registered thru them and locked it, that is when they were in the wrong. For some of us, we believe that their actions are the last thing that should happen after hosting and the authorities have been exhausted.

So a discussion about what we don't know is immaterial.

Nope, sorry if it read like that but, no... I said "it is VERY presumptious to figure that Directnic was the only one in the wrong" - people are assuming that DN is wrong and Slick is perfect snow fucking white... and that is a very bad presumption.

Very very little was made by the howlers, screamers, and boycotters about what Slick may or may not have done to resolve this situation or to better handle it. These people all came to these threads with an agenda... even going so far as to get Mr Douglas to make an off the cuff comment without having full information, and then repeating his comments over and over again as gospel.

There was that presumption that Directnic was the only one in the wrong from the word go. I have a feeling at the end of the day, Directnic will show to be either completely correct or doing what was right for their business under the circumstances, and very few of the people raising a ruckus around here will take a minute to say "well, I guess we were wrong".

Retractions and corrections are always printed in a little box on page 67, long after the front page headlines have done the damage.