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Discussion in 'Domain Name Disputes' started by francosi, Feb 12, 2011.

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  1. francosi

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    hi, thanks to everyone who certainly know more than i do, i would like your advice on something that happened to me
    i went on the net and saw that a domain that i like was available, so i done all the usual registration and i believe had to conferm my email in order to get to the shopping basket, anyway something happened, this was like the 22nd or 23 December 2010, when i tried to get in to pay for it it kept coming up with invalid, so over the xmas period i left it thinking i will get in touch after the festive season, i did , after trying to log in a million times i decided to do another search (one i did not really want) this time i managed to get into the cp thenew domain was there , but the previous one was not there , so i done a whois, and it came back that it had been sold on the 24th december 2010, it was sold by the same company that i had registered with, and only 1 or 2 days after i could not access them, i tried to get in touch with them but only auomated messages, the thing is this that when i put in the second domain name in and got to the cp all the other info was faked, but when it shows up as to the name and address its all correct, same as i had put in the first time round...........!!! ??? help please
     
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  3. invincible

    invincible Well-Known Member

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    Please rewrite in proper sentences, using punctuation such as the fullstop. :) Actually, regardless, there's nothing we can do. It's just hard luck. Without knowing specific details of the company involved, and putting aside the fact that your English is atrociousness (I'm guessing you're foreign, but so what), nobody can help. If you didn't actually register and pay for the domain name then it was never yours. Someone else registered it, and you'll have a very difficult time proving that their registration was related to your original attempt at a registration. If you feel aggrieved or that you have lost something, consult an appropriate member of the legal profession. Nobody here can do anything.
     
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  4. Alien

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    Welcome to Acorn - may I ask what the domain name was or at least the extension please? :)
     
  5. doodlebug United Kingdom

    doodlebug Retired Member

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    Happy to help but when you can't even be bothered to say hello in the introductions section then why should I bother writing replies to you :?:
     
  6. Bailey United Kingdom

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    Now come on guys - this is serious.

    Seems to me that there is a basket case, sorry basket thief on the loose. Do you know I was in the Co-op the other day when I picked up one of those 'on expiration date' bargains.

    sliced ham down from £3 to 75p - well that went straight in my basket and I headed for the check-out. Via the drinks and booze aisle obviously. well blow me down, at the checkout - there was no sign of the ham - I'd only put my basket down for a millionth of a second or something like that.

    I reckon its the same guy that done francosi over
     
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    your all so horrible....

    it happened to me....i saw a domain that was free to reg and i thought shall i buy or not....then after thinking about it for the last 18 months decided i will register the domain after all,unfortunately when i went into my control panel it stated the domain had been registered with another person...Hey how come this happened it's sooo wrong man......couldn't believe my eyes....anyway threatened the current owner with bricks and things and like went to his pad in like 500 miles away in Brazil had to jump on a plane and everthing and he was something like ancient 30 something and he was seven foot tall so just walked away gutted man....end of story :rolleyes:

    I reckon its the same guy that done francosi over
     
  8. doodlebug United Kingdom

    doodlebug Retired Member

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    Well I was on a train once working as a trolly dolly, I went from 1 end of the train to the other and when I got there I realised that someone had nicked a carton of Apple Ribena :evil:

    I reckon its the same guy that done francosi over
     
  9. Systreg

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    I don't know why everyone is taking the piss out of this new member asking for help, it does happen that registrars register domains that you have entered in to their sites, Network Solutions were notorious for it, not sure if they still practice this or not now? Found this item from 2008:

     
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    accelerator Well-Known Member

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    What extension of domain was this? If it was a .co.uk, I would say in future you must check via the WHOIS at Nominet.org.uk that the domain has been registered to you.

    Rgds
     
  11. Bailey United Kingdom

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    Now come-on, A little bit of good natured humour, should be tolerated.

    Look at the vagueness of the original post. that isn't a language problem - thats someone who's lost the plot to the registration process.

    Stolen domain !!! - my arse
     
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  12. jimmc

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    You guys should feel ashamed of yourself. If this is someone who doesn't know the drill but the enquiry is genuine, then this person came here for help and he's being ridiculed - disgrace!
     
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    Agreed. This forum is now full of daft old twats who spout a lot of shite and are increasing rude to new members.

    Im only going to post in the sales forum from now on coz ive had enough. It's a real shame.
     
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  14. invincible

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    I think my reply was fair since the OP was poorly written and made no reference to anything that anyone could respond to. I don't feel ashamed of what I posted. Given the vagnous of the OP I wasn't expecting he/she would be back anyway. Even if he/she did return, I suspect there would be nothing anyone could do (if I tried to register a domain name at a registrar and it didn't work, I'd probably try another registrar).

    I feel that one has a certain level of responsibility when making posts here and the OP fell well short of that. If I managed this forum I'd moderate new posters for their first five posts, preventing them from posting "live" until their posts were reviewed.

    There are .uk domain name relevant threads on this forum, although I know there's also a lot of irrelevant posts too. If you want this forum to improve then perhaps consider how much contribution you make to relevant threads because that is what makes this forum relevant.:cool:
     
  15. aZooZa

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    This is already common knowledge. You need to pick your registrar carefully. 'Systreg' is absolutely correct - and 'invincible' doesn't always know the difference between a noun and an adjective ("your English is atrociousness') but; hey, together we'll help you here.
     
  16. jimmc

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    Its not for you or anyone else to make an instant decision, if you dont feel ashamed then that's fine.

    Well maybe we should be glad you're not managing this forum then?

    You know I used to post on this forum a lot but there is a certain clique of posters who clearly have a very high and somewhat misplaced opinion of themselves and its usually the 'same old suspects' who tend to make a fool of people, or at least try to. There's just no need, it's not big and it's not clever!!

    Invincible your post wasn't the worst, however if someone asks for help, whether or not English is their first language. If you cannot help, you dont have to post at all. I'm with Systreg, lee and aZooZa, the relevance of this forum, which used to be great, is damaged by bullshit like this!

    BTW: I assume that by vagnous that you actually mean vagueness?
     
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  17. Bailey United Kingdom

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    Hey - apologies if I've caused offence. I'm sure most of us have a reasonable sense of whats outright wicked or just a spur of the moment and possibly misplaced humour.

    Thats an interesting comment about age-perception Lee because I certainly fall into your (to old for a BMX) category. On the plus side I feel i've had a good insight into the Co.uk side in my time spent here and hopefully some of my knowledge after 10 odd years in dot coms and tlds I've been able to share.

    Interestingly I've spent a fair amount of time trying to convince a few other old hands (uk based) to contribute here but their perception is that is that it's a kids playground. Which is a shame because I know their wrong.

    The success of the professional boards - is partly due in that the membership don't take things personally and look at the posting/comments occasionally as a relief from the day-to-day business of domaining. Still each to our own - time for the Horlicks me thinks
     
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  18. invincible

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    I didn't use the word decision but I believe we all form judgements about what we read. To me that's normal. In my opinion, at the time I read it, the OP was garbage and I didn't expect he/she to post again. One cannot help but make some sort of judgement.

    I think moderation/review of the first five posts made here would go quite some way to reducing those that post to spam or post garbage. That would require the mods/review team to do some work, though. The successful forums I read have a heavy presence of moderators keeping things on topic and generally tidying the place up. I don't see that here and I think that's partially why the place is like it is. Weak management.

    Maybe. I'm not sure in this particular instance but maybe.

    I do/have offered lots of detailed help in the past. I believe I was the first member to earn "reputation beyond repute" and I donated 50% of the cost of the vBulletin paid licence many moons ago. I don't think it makes me better, by the way, than anyone else. I'm trying to demonstrate that I have a long term interest in this forum.

    My annoyance at this post was due to the quality of it falling well below what I think should be allowed on here by first time posters. As a mod, reviewing it as a first time post, I'd have sent it back to the poster and told them to rewrite it with some useful content. I think you've got to agree that the original post was totally pointless, given it didn't refer to anything. That's why I suggested the OP contacted a lawyer.

    Yes the forum is going to pot to some extent but the only way it'll improve is if those that want to post relevant content make those posts and engage in those kind of threads. A better mod presence would also assist. I've been mulling over a few ideas in my head, recently, which I think might improve this forum. I think it needs a refresh to avoid becoming too stale. :)

    I did mean that. I used to spellcheck most of my posts in Word but I don't have the time to do that anymore. I don't think my misspellings really detract from the points I raise, though. :)
     
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  19. Bailey United Kingdom

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    I will make a further comment in this thread - because I think it relevant.

    If somebody (ie me) makes a comment that is deemed out-of-order, then hopefully the moderators or the Administrator should step in. The fact that a comment or reply is not censored immediately shouldn't be an issue, I think most appreciate just how much time and commitment is involved in running a forum in real-time.

    The other slightly disturbing (hopefully wrong) picture that is begining to emerge in my short-time here. Is just how much this board may be seen as a personal hunting ground by some members - There is a good amount of experienced domain-catchers on this board (us old farts used to call them 'script kiddies' - but, boy have they shown us a thing or two)

    And I wonder how-much that suits some of the membership to have certain individuals step-in a call things as they see them, where perhaps there was a time when there were more rich pickings to be had. Still I've no doubt the spill-over between threads will continue - I'm guilty of it myself.
     
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  20. doodlebug United Kingdom

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    It's all very well saying that some people including me are rude to new members but that's only when it's clearly spam or nonsense.

    As for being rude and professional well correct me if I'm wrong but I am only regular member giving appraisals which are good ones aswell
    And THE ONLY member to welcome in every single new member in the introduction section.

    Without me there would be a lot unwelcomed newbies.

    Maybe those who speak about rudeness want to take a leaf out of their own book.

    And behind the scenes I get quite a few members PM me for help which I do.

    If it's obvious spam or nonsense then I will say something and expect members to do the same should I talk nonsense.
     
  21. Bailey United Kingdom

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    Waste of time trying to convince the hard-core "I knows" doodlebug

    I'm begining to guess that anyone that has something to add will be shot down in short-shift.
     
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