Ultimately, Redner defends his position, telling readers that he never actually threatened to blacklist any reviewers – that word came up in a Wired story recounting his comments. He attempts to differentiate “blacklisting” from what he calls “a selection process,” and in the process, weakens his own argument.

This is the same guy that threatened reviewers last week with not getting review units if they post negative reviews. Unfortunately, he felt the need to explain himself.

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