NS was ripped off by Ninthward many years ago (this is what I heard from another NS'er). It was over advertising in a nutshell.
Ninthward has never settled it with NS. So its kind of frowned upon to speak about them.
Although you can email shane@ninthward.com and he will respond to your questions. But the best suggestion would be to try and keep Ninthward discussion at a minimum around these here parts.
I would be pissed also if I gave up ad space and didn't get paid for it.