phineasphog

Nametrader, the reason your stats might look dead from the 20th is that we;ve been manual testing several platforms in preperation for our launch of RED, the new auto-redirector. The stats page(s) you were given before must only be for one platform.

We have a consolidated stats page now, Drop Em a line and she can get you the url along with your login details.

Please know that we're very sorry for not having been more prepared for this upheaval. It was not our choice. We tried to negotiate with Skenzo in good faith but there only idea of a "settlement" was to have me turn over all client relationships to them and give up the Klickerz name. I repeatedly asked them to consider the negative impact their rash action would cause to those people who'd put their faith in us. I suppose they that wasn't their main concern. As if to further illustrate that lack Divyank outlined a litany of "things they could do" if I continued to refuse to give in, most disturbing to me was the threat to withhold payment to all Klickerz clients.

Fortunately for everyone this is one threat they did not follow thru upon, probably only because they finally realized it would be suicidal. After their reverse-hijacking of Hotels.in its a wonder they're still in business at all. I knew after hearing about that incident that my relationship with them was going to become rocky.

Its been a LOT of work getting our new systems ready. That more than anything is whats been keeping me from making more regular contact with everyone. And as if I didn't have enough to contend with, a funny thing happened just a couple of days after moving all the clients away from them. We were hit with a MASSIVE DOS attack. Rather coincidental, eh?

I used to give these guys the benefit of every doubt. And for a long time they did good work (with the notable exception of chronically late and misdirected payments - which everyone naturally assumed was my fault), making us all a lot of extra money. But greed is a powerful foe and a disaster for those who fall prey to its spell. (how all too well i know this) I can only say that I'm very disappointed in my Indian friends but it's human to make mistakes. I'm still hopeful that a positive outcome will be the ultimate result. For everyone.

One bit of good news, seems the coop idea is finally bubbling to the surface of people's imaginations.

I've said already that I've reached the point where I'm ready to begin a new phase in my life. I havn't had a lot of time to just sit and think since I lost my wife back in September. But I do know that I want to spend more of my days in contemplation and in basic research. You might say the DNA is calling me. I always wanted to become a microbiologist, even as a little kid. So its really now or never. Of course I can't do that AND properly run Klickerz. So its time I give up the reigns.

What am I trying to say? Only this: I am completely ready to reorganize the Klickerz cooperative and turn over control to the community at-large. I've always said from the begining that this is YOUR coop. Naturally there's a lot to figure out from here. We'll be having a number of meetings in order to sort it all out, the first happening at TRAFFIC NY next month. Anyone interested in participating is welcome to drop me a line.

Peace out

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