Comments on: Why I Travel: Television Made Me Do It!

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By: Bill Windsor

Bill Windsor — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:05:30 +0000

Mr. McNeely, thank you for the retraction even though you have clearly made false statements in it. You know exactly who I am and who I was when I posted. I owe you nothing. I provided proof of your false statements and if one of those pieces of proof appeared as a hyperlink, that’s how this site is set up…not a sinister plot, and you know it.

By: Scott McNeely

Scott McNeely — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:57:50 +0000

I’m so very sorry Bill Windsor, clearly I must have been mistaking you for somebody else. I hereby issue a full retraction. Of course, now you owe me one, for opening the door to inserting your URL in the above post. Nice one, even if it is no-follow! Sadly, I am unsubscribing to comments now, this conversation is dead to me.

By: Bill Windsor

Bill Windsor — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:45:22 +0000

I have demanded a retraction. Please issue a retraction. The comment box on this web site has fields for name, email, and website. I entered “Bill Windsor,” which is my name. I entered bill@(mypersonalwebsite), which is my email and has been for 10 or so years, and I entered http://www.roundamerica.com, which has been my web site for 5+ years. I have not pretended I am an “average joe.” I didn’t recommend anything. In my opinion as a magazine publisher, conference producer and owner/operator of publishing companies for over 15 years of my career, your article seemed to me to be lacking proper research. In my opinion, you have libeled me by accusing me of spam. Now you have seem to have accused me of posting links back to my own commercial website pretending I am an average Joe recommending something. is that what you are accusing me of? If so, please issue a retraction, or provide facts to back up this claim.

By: Scott McNeely

Scott McNeely — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:32:11 +0000

It’s called link baiting, Bill, you know, when a person posts links back to their own commercial website pretending they’re an average Joe recommending something. It’s pretty easy to suss out, luckily. I feel bad having a snit here on the Vagabondish blog, so why don’t you hop over to the Viator Blog, be upfront about who you are, and I’ll be happy to continue this argument with you.

By: Bill Windsor

Bill Windsor — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:26:23 +0000

I beg your pardon. I consider this libel. Please issue a retraction, or explain exactly what I have done on Flickr that is spammy.

By: Scott McNeely

Scott McNeely — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:18:31 +0000

Thanks Bill. I’m surprised you didn’t leave a spam link to one of your websites, or your son’s website. Oh well, better get back over to Flickr and carry on your spammy ways.

By: Bill Windsor

Bill Windsor — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:55:45 +0000

It’s pretty funny that we read people presenting themsekves as alleged experts who have spoken to their sister, and that is the basis for articles that we are to accept as thoroughly researched and factual.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:34:52 +0000

Stacy: I hope for your sake, your kids aren’t looking over your shoulder =P. Seriously though, they’re lucky to have a mom like you who instills in them the value and ethics of travel.