It is almost impossible to prove this, and it would constitute as slander. However, what I wanted to achieve is happening. Other people are comming forward with their own personal experiences and pointing out different services.
Thanks lutus, I included your tips, they are on the spot. I will try to explain my post. The tip "keep a separate copy localy" or "domain name and hosting shouldn't be in the hands of the same company" wouldn't mean anything to my friend who is an artist. She just "lost her website". To her, there is no domain name, hosting, files, its just a website.
This article wasn't about advanced user such as yourself, you don't need protection and advice how to avoid this. And my writting style is passionate, I am telling a story, not providing bullet points on advice like - Here's 10 advice you should follow so you don't get screwed over by a hoster. It was about a friend of mine who is an artist and got screwed over, and now she will go around tell people how techies are bad guys.
> To her, there is no domain name, hosting, files, its just a website.
Yes, and we can see from your article where that got her, and what she needed to know -- solutions not in your article.
> This article wasn't about advanced user such as yourself, you don't need protection and advice how to avoid this.
Yes, that was my point -- because your article is meant for the average nontechnical ISP client, it should have included the two pieces of advice I gave. And my points could be phrased in a way that would be comprehensible even by a liberal arts graduate .. I think. :)
> And my writting style is passionate, I am telling a story, not providing bullet points ...
But if the points I made had been known to the victim, no passionate recital would be required. Therefore I think they should have been included.
> It was about a friend of mine who is an artist and got screwed over, and now she will go around tell people how techies are bad guys.
Please try to understand that your article only generates heat, not light. The remedy for the problems it describes requires far fewer words than a rant about the consequences of not knowing a few simple principles. And remember this is Hacker News, not a tabloid -- people come here for the light, not the heat.
Saying no to mobile is insane, it's like saying no to change and the future... Who ever can't see that is blind, simple as that.
I think it's amazing how mobile OS like iOs and Android are taking over, especially the Internet consumption. Saying no to mobile is like saying no to fax or email back in the day...
