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So there is this absurd rumor, see, and it is totally unsubstantiated, so it is probably true right? I mean, what is more likely, that citibank is breaking fed

So there is this absurd rumor, see, and it is totally unsubstantiated, so it is probably true right? I mean, what is more likely, that citibank is breaking federal law and has lots of rules in place that will basically send all their depositors running for the hills for no reason, and which are on their face totally absurd... or this idiot blogger has the story which he admit is based entirely on unsubstantiated rumors wrong? Epic Hacker News Fail.

justin_vanw 17y ago
This story is obviously false rumor. Feel free to mod me back up in 12 hours when this is official.
- dreyfiz 17y ago
  You are quite mistaken.
  - dreyfiz 17y ago
    Citi has now apologized: http://blog.fabulis.com/post/411819786/reaching-the-citi-limits http://blog.fabulis.com/post/411819786/reaching-the-citi-lim...
- prawn 17y ago
  It's official. Quote from a Citi representative: "I apologize for any confusion about the status of your account and the Fabulis website. Whatever statements that were made by any Citi representative related to the content of your website were inappropriate and made in error, and I will review in detail what happened. You have my firm commitment on this point."
webwright 17y ago
Nope. The blogger worked with the CEO in question for 6 months and they still keep in touch (I did too FWIW). I'm not sure where "he admits is based on unsubstantiated rumors" comes from. He says he got the information from the person whose account was blocked. The CEO. That's about as ironclad as you can get, short of standing over his shoulder at an ATM. I agree with your reaction against internet mobs and think it's ridiculous to attack a company for the act of an individual manager... Citi should get a chance to fix this. But I think your hatred of internet mobs is clouding your judgment a bit... Because you're wrong on this front.
- dandelany 17y ago
  Furthermore, it's corroborated by the CEO on his blog here: http://blog.fabulis.com/post/409789428/citibank-is-so-not-fabulis http://blog.fabulis.com/post/409789428/citibank-is-so-not-fa... Which is linked to from the post.

justin_vanw 17y ago

This story is obviously false rumor. Feel free to mod me back up in 12 hours when this is official.

dreyfiz 17y ago
You are quite mistaken.
- dreyfiz 17y ago
  Citi has now apologized: http://blog.fabulis.com/post/411819786/reaching-the-citi-limits http://blog.fabulis.com/post/411819786/reaching-the-citi-lim...
prawn 17y ago
It's official. Quote from a Citi representative: "I apologize for any confusion about the status of your account and the Fabulis website. Whatever statements that were made by any Citi representative related to the content of your website were inappropriate and made in error, and I will review in detail what happened. You have my firm commitment on this point."

webwright 17y ago

Nope. The blogger worked with the CEO in question for 6 months and they still keep in touch (I did too FWIW). I'm not sure where "he admits is based on unsubstantiated rumors" comes from. He says he got the information from the person whose account was blocked. The CEO. That's about as ironclad as you can get, short of standing over his shoulder at an ATM. I agree with your reaction against internet mobs and think it's ridiculous to attack a company for the act of an individual manager... Citi should get a chance to fix this. But I think your hatred of internet mobs is clouding your judgment a bit... Because you're wrong on this front.

dandelany 17y ago
Furthermore, it's corroborated by the CEO on his blog here: http://blog.fabulis.com/post/409789428/citibank-is-so-not-fabulis http://blog.fabulis.com/post/409789428/citibank-is-so-not-fa... Which is linked to from the post.