This is really interesting that this is happening. Me being very new to crypto and wanting to invest without getting scammed has driven me to analyze the thread content of as many new projects as possible. I totally missed the boat on BTC and some other great opportunities, so I feel attracted to ICOs. I know that this may not be in my best interest, but I, like everyone else, want to make returns like some did on BTC.
During my research, as have many of us, I've come to the realization that there is no way possible for one to keep up with everything, considering how fast these new projects are popping up. That being said, I have latched on to what we know as ICO countdown. This seemed to me a great idea to keep up with all of the new ICO's.
In following ICO countdown........
I don't think it is wrong to charge people for listing as long as you make it clear on your site that is what you are doing. It is no different than a lot of listing services. What is wrong is to list people then remove them if they refuse to pay you and then create some "reasons" which (may be true) but are not the reason for the removal. If this is true then that is highly troubling and tantamount to extortion.
Also one of the things that has bothered me with ICOcountdown is that he lists things first and then seemingly does the "research" which leads to ICOs being taken down several days later (often after the ICO has commenced and some people have already invested). Now this could be due to genuinely missing or overlooking information but if the allegations about asking for payment are true then again this paints things in a bad light.
I hope these allegations (regarding BTC payment requests) are untrue but until this question is answered ICOcountdown/Alex's reputation is in question.