Morgan Flom wrote: > Mike, > > Through normal review of the web we happened upon your website at GeoCities > where you list URLMerchant in your "100 worst websites" list. This was > certainly disconcerting and we feel unmerited. Have you had an experience > with URLMerchant that caused you to believe our company deserved to be on > your list? If so, please give us a chance to resolve it. Remember that we > only endeavor to own generic domain names, but we do allow anyone to list > their domain names for sale on our site. Not everyone chooses to select > generic domain names for resale though. Is there a specific domain name on > our site that you feel infringes upon the trademark or servicemark (federal, > state or commonlaw) of another? > > Your website states, "Pay out the ass for your own company's name!" as a > description of our company. We feel this implies that we register domain > names with the intention of extorting money from a rightful trademark owner. > We feel this statement is false with regard to our company, that it is > written to damage our reputation and respectfully request that you remove > it. > > If you feel our website deserves to be on your list, we understand and > respect your right to include it. Please however only include true > statements of fact about us if you choose to keep us on your list. > > We are extremely interested in satisfying our clients, customers and > internet browsers and we welcome all feedback. Looking forward to your > reply. > -- > Regards, > Morgan Flom > URLMerchant, Inc. > http://www.URLMerchant.com Subject: Re: Mike Berman's 100 Worst Websites Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 21:27:21 -0400 From: Mike & Christy Berman To: Morgan Flom Morgan, I have decided to accept your request and remove your site from my "100 Worst" list. I admit that although I still feel that your concept is disappointing and probably immoral, I'm sure it doesn't violate any existing U.S. laws and I confess that I did add it to my list without much knowledge of how it operates. I have not had any experience, positive or negative, with your services. Please also note that I did not intend at any time to disparage your reputation - in fact, if anything I have probably drawn attention to your site to the upwards of 3 or 4 people who visit my "100 Worst" list each month. Good luck with your service. If I think of any good names that haven't been snatched up, I'll let you know. - Mike Berman