Comments for Michael Pollitt | freelance technology journalist http://michaelpollitt.com/wordpress technology writing with style Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:29:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on MBS – popups for porn, Platte Media (Platte International Ltd) – popup bills for films by N.Grenwood http://michaelpollitt.com/wordpress/?p=177&cpage=10#comment-71366 N.Grenwood Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:29:18 +0000 http://michaelpollitt.com/wordpress/?p=177#comment-71366 TO:- Michael Pollitt I have read all your above column, and find that the letter from Bill Mountain (is that his real name?) covers the siuation perfectly ie we are in our seventies and are frantic with worry over this Platte Media demand. Initially we received a demand for £49.99 dated 27/11/2008 when I stumbled on this website ; to rid myself of this Platte logo etc I put my computer back to factory setting and did not use the internet again on it. In February this year 2010 I was inundated with "INTERNATIONAL" - telephone calls which I ignored. I worried this out and realised it might have a connection with the original Platte invoice for £49.99 as i had not had any postal contact . I don't know what to do. please help --- [Platte ceased trading in the UK last year - see <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/19/platte-computing-internet">Platte exits, leaving questions</a>. Please direct any further questions on Platte to Charles Arthur, technology editor at the Guardian newspaper (charles.arthur@guardian.co.uk) ] TO:- Michael Pollitt I have read all your above column, and find that the letter from Bill Mountain (is that his real name?) covers the siuation perfectly ie we are in our seventies and are frantic with worry over this Platte Media demand. Initially we received a demand for £49.99 dated 27/11/2008 when I stumbled on this website ; to rid myself of this Platte logo etc I put my computer back to factory setting and did not use the internet again on it.
In February this year 2010 I was inundated with “INTERNATIONAL” – telephone calls which I ignored. I worried this out and realised it might have a connection with the original Platte invoice for £49.99 as i had not had any postal contact . I don’t know what to do. please help

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[Platte ceased trading in the UK last year - see Platte exits, leaving questions. Please direct any further questions on Platte to Charles Arthur, technology editor at the Guardian newspaper (charles.arthur@guardian.co.uk) ]

]]> Comment on Splog wars by Rob Scott http://michaelpollitt.com/wordpress/?p=71&cpage=1#comment-71285 Rob Scott Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:29:38 +0000 http://michaelpollitt.com/wordpress/?p=71#comment-71285 I'm sick of splogs. However, you've linked to a lot of them here - at least try to use "nofollow" on those links - you're passing pagerank to the splogs. Legitimising them. If I owned one of those splogs, I'd be pleased with you. Why else do you think they ping everyone - to get the trackback link. You're linking to them for nothing. Stop it! Please. [You checked the links before leaving your comment? They've been dead for several years. And don't complain about me dropping your link to 24hourtrading dot co uk off your comment. According to Yahoo site explorer, you seem to be doing quite well without my pagerank! -M] I’m sick of splogs. However, you’ve linked to a lot of them here – at least try to use “nofollow” on those links – you’re passing pagerank to the splogs. Legitimising them. If I owned one of those splogs, I’d be pleased with you. Why else do you think they ping everyone – to get the trackback link. You’re linking to them for nothing. Stop it! Please.

[You checked the links before leaving your comment? They've been dead for several years. And don't complain about me dropping your link to 24hourtrading dot co uk off your comment. According to Yahoo site explorer, you seem to be doing quite well without my pagerank! -M]

]]> Comment on Are comment links just a form of spam? by Shekhar saxena http://michaelpollitt.com/wordpress/?p=227&cpage=1#comment-71266 Shekhar saxena Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:12:37 +0000 http://michaelpollitt.com/wordpress/?p=227#comment-71266 what do you think comments are really for ? [So you can create a link to www dot devilslab dot com?! (removed, of course...) -M] what do you think comments are really for ?

[So you can create a link to www dot devilslab dot com?! (removed, of course...) -M]

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