I am more than willing to blacklist/rogue Party as a result of this. I lay the blame squarely on their shoulders. However, we as a community need to decide the best way forward. It would also be good, if we can work with the GPWA membership on this – So as the affiliate community as a whole is singing from the same hymn sheet.
If we allow this to go through unchecked, there are going to be many more unhappy webmasters come the end of 2006. This is just the start of a big consolidation and acquisition drive by many programs.