Nirvanix Watch

Note from Steve Iverson

Autor tombassett

Today I received this mail from Steve Iverson, the man who started it all, the man without whom this blog wouldn’t exist. In the email he challenged me to post the email in this very blog, out of some sense of “fairness”. Normally I’d read the email for any new insights into the matter, and, upon finding it contained none, delete it - but today I decided to post it for your perusal. But since this is not an official Nirvanix/Streamload/The Linkup/Mediamax propaganda organ, I’ve commented upon it, rebutting all your claims and allegations. Steve’s posts are in bold italics.

I understand you are clearly very upset, but if you’re looking for clarificationon any issues, I’d be happy to discuss further - either via phone or in person since it looks like we both live downtown.

I’m not sure what “clarification” you could offer that you and your minions, either by email, posts on official blogs, or comments on complainant blogs could offer. If you had anything new to add, I’m sure you would have added it to one of those places. I am not going to risk opening myself up to possible reprisals from Nirvanix aka Streamload aka Mediamax aka “The Linkup” corporate lawyers for exercising my rights of free speech. Heck, you already had Newsvine.com censor my articles posted there on the topic.

I’ve made this offer before with no reply. Or geez, even email me - since I don’t know who you are I’m not sure I’ve ever even received an email from you.

You have received emails from me. Any insights they contained have been posted on this blog - that you can’t recognize them by reading this blog indicates that it is just the same stuff you tell everyone. Another reason why it would be fruitless to call or meet you - you’d just parrot your previous answers.

I don’t understand why you’re trying to dig for information when I’ve offered to answer any questions you may have directly, or at least present my side of the story. Then if you choose to believe me or not that’s up to you.

Again, again, again - we’ve HEARD your side! We’ve read your blog, we’ve read the email replies from your company’s customer service, we’ve read comments on OUR blogs from your employees and yourself - we’ve been reading it for YEARS and it is always the SAME! “Sorry for the delays, but everything should be working shortly” or slight variations thereof. Or apologies and assurances that everything is now fixed, such as when you double or triple charge credit cards of those who have cancelled, etc.

But, if your intent it try to stir up some controversy or scandal that does not exist, then I suppose you’re as welcome as anyone to continue to post half or false information to your anonymous blog.

Doesn’t exist? Okay, I have a challenge for YOU. Set up an online survey on your site. Not a blogger or wordpress poll - I’m talking about a REAL survey that can be taken by anyone who has ever had an account with one of your sites under any name it has every had.

Make the results of the poll appear another place on your site IN REAL TIME, to prevent anyone from altering the results. Post about it on your blog and send a mass email to all your members. Ask them if they’ve had any troubles with your sites, what the troubles are, were they corrected, if so how long did it take, if not how often did they recur, you get the idea. If it is too difficult to judge yourself objectively, believe me I’d be willing to help with this as would hundreds if not thousands of disgruntled members.

Do this and you will quickly learn that we’re not “creating” this controversy - it has been created and administered TO us and we’ve been VICTIMIZED by it, by your company.

At the very least, I feel that you should post this comment to you blog, so your readers know that you’ve had the opportunity to get direct answers to your questions, but for whatever reason haven chosen to ignore that path.

Here it is, people, and Steve. Make of it what you will.