Mat Bowles

Remember this post last week about that Nikkogen thing? Well, I got an email Monday:

Good morning Mr Bowles,

Please can you remove any reference to Nikkogen from your website/blog. The information on your website received automated or not is incorrect and any reference to our company as being a fraud is incorrect.

You have a week to remove any reference to our company.
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D'you like that? Apparently the initial spam comment was automated. Or at least I think that's what it's trying to say. It appears that they may be admitting to spamming, but are doing so via an automated spam. No apology for spamming either. I mailed Tim about it, he said he'd had no follow up, I filed it under 'ignore' as there's nothing they can do legally. Thing is, it appears I'm not the only one they've emailed. Unity got very similar:

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You may wish to contact Tim Worstall - who will I’m sure confirm that the information he provided via his website/blog was incorrect.( ... )

Which again ends on that veiled threat. Mr Jenkins? We each have a week to remove the reference or? ( More musings on Nikkogen and spamming )
I'm going to reply to Mr Jenkin's email now before I turn in. It'll be a simple link to this post.

Mr Jenkins? Some free advice, something I'd usually charge for.

1. Don't spam.
   
2. Don't pay others to spam.
   
3. If you realise that's a mistake and wish to correct it, apologise.
4. Get your facts straight.
   
5. Don't make veiled threats with no substance.
   
6. Understand the basic principles of free comment on the internet or in press. It's called freedom of the press, a concept you may have heard of.
   
7. If you want someone to do something, be explicit, request politely and explain why they should do as you request.
   
8. Don't try and promote a product that gives every appearance of being based off very dodgy science to a bunch of tech aware online types without at the very least explaining the basics, because we can research and do know what we're doing.  And if we don't?  We know someone that does.
   

That last bit? The bit about knowing what you're doing? I wouldn't invest in a company promoting itself like this even if they had a veritable licence to print money. You don't.

I have no idea if their product is legit. From what I've seen, I doubt it. But I really don't like them at the moment. That is, of course, a personal opinion, and I leave it to my friends and readers to make up their own mind.
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