As usual, you answer for someone else. If I wanted an answer from you Orangebird, I would have directed the thread at you.
You immediately attack, then confirm that you attack before knowing the facts ('unless you did indeed approach him directly').
Get a life. If you also took the time to read Andre's original thread (or had the intelligence to understand it) you will see that it says nothing about
contacting him directly but it did say about him
contacting ntl: directly - maybe that's where your little brain got confused.
I am sure that Andre is big enough and intelligent enough to answer for himself without someone like you trying to defend him.