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Sep 17, 2002, 8:37pm

goob...did you notice that mostwanteddomains.com wants $10,000 for
awenews.com? :)

maki awmaki.com

Sep 17, 2002, 9:06pm

An identity claiming to be known as "maki" <maki at awmaki.com> scribed the following <3d87aea1$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com> in general.discussion:

>goob...did you notice that mostwanteddomains.com wants $10,000 for
>awenews.com? :)

It's AWNews.com and that's not how much mostwanteddomains is *charging* for the domain, but more how much someone can *offer* Goob to get the Domain off of him.

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Sep 17, 2002, 10:28pm

haha, i must purchase it!
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Sep 18, 2002, 10:14am

I suppose now would be a good time to give everyone a heads up as to our
situation with AWNews.com

As some of you may know, we've been in the process of transferring all
AWNews property from Cybor, the former owner, to myself. The website
hosting has been secured, but the awnews.com domain name is another
matter entirely.

The story goes like this: It didn't seem as if there was any
straightforward way to transfer the domain from one owner to another.
So, Cybor decided to just let the domain run out and I would have to
pick it up when it went on the public market. Unfortunately, I couldn't
get a straight answer out of register.com, the domain's registrar, as to
when the domain would go public. Still, since all the other "awnews"
domains (awnews.net, awnews.org, etc) have been available for months, I
figured no one would go for awnews.com, so I didn't watch it very
closely. Boy, was that a mistake.

On Sept. 8th, soon after the domain went public, some domain-grubbing
outfit called MostWantedDomains.com snatched it up and posted it as
being "up for sale". When I asked them how much they wanted for it, they
told me $1,250. I essentially told them to stuff it, since I would've
only had to pay $35 for it had I picked it up in time, and that they'll
never find another buyer for that domain.

Which brings us to now. Since I doubt MWD.com is going to be generous
enough to simply drop the domain, we're in the process of trying to
decide on a new domain name for AWNews. Possible suggestions include
domains like aw-news.com and awnews.org. If any of you has a suggestion
you think would be a) easy to remember, and b) has something to do with
"AWNews", feel free to post it here and we'll consider it.

Thanks for your help, and we're sorry for any disruption/inconvenience
all of this may have caused you. :-/

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Goober King
AWNews.? Editor in Chief
robrod at prism.net

Sep 18, 2002, 10:26am

You could always get awnews.net and rename yourself to the AWNews Network..
hey its snazzy. :)


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Sep 18, 2002, 10:34am

Btw.. about that mostwanteddomains.com, people can contact them here:
http://www.mostwanteddomains.com/contactus/index.php


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Sep 18, 2002, 11:19am

[View Quote] >Which brings us to now. Since I doubt MWD.com is going to be generous
>enough to simply drop the domain, we're in the process of trying to
>decide on a new domain name for AWNews. Possible suggestions include
>domains like aw-news.com and awnews.org. If any of you has a suggestion
>you think would be a) easy to remember, and b) has something to do with
>"AWNews", feel free to post it here and we'll consider it.

"AWNews.org" makes sense to me.

Sep 18, 2002, 5:34pm

That would also be my recomendation...

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Sep 18, 2002, 6:40pm

.....I hate to say it but i knew this was going to happen.

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Brock at iceflare.net

Sep 18, 2002, 6:49pm

Obviously not, otherwise you wouldn't have said it to me already. :P

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Goober King
Notes Brock hopping on the "I told you so!" bandwagon...
robrod at prism.net

Sep 18, 2002, 7:54pm

Pricks!

Ive been waiting or the site to come back online , one of my fav's :)

F.

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Sep 18, 2002, 7:57pm

One of mine also Facter. And a past recipient of a Cy Award.

[View Quote] Ive been waiting or the site to come back online , one of my fav's :)

F.

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Sep 18, 2002, 8:01pm

Ok Goobs.....I need a detailed story of how all this came about to submit to
some media folks.
Brief but complete.
Asap please:)
Thanks!
Bit:)

[View Quote] [View Quote] Ive been waiting or the site to come back online , one of my fav's :)

F.

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Sep 18, 2002, 11:25pm

dont forget to add the media whatever company there called strike! :)
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Sep 18, 2002, 11:34pm

bah, sorry about my rudeness, im just in a bad mood right now.
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Sep 18, 2002, 11:39pm

LOL...you silly goose:)

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Sep 19, 2002, 12:10am

oops, replied to the wrong message lol.
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Sep 19, 2002, 3:50pm

yes, I just sent them a very offencive e-mail. Some corporations just dont get it do they.. do we have to go picket their offices?

- Mark
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Sep 19, 2002, 4:03pm

You moron! Sending them offensive e-mail doesn't help anyone at *all*. If anything, it just
makes the rest of us look like flaming idiots. Somehow I knew the AWTeeners would screw this
all up, which is partly why I didn't want to pursue anything in the first place. *shakes head*

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Teen Mentality + Worthy Cause = Blatant Stupidity
robrod at prism.net

Sep 19, 2002, 4:57pm

Any e-mail where 2 parties are in conflict is regarded as offencive. Its a business term o_0 I actually explained that the negative impact for all parties and that I thought the best course of action would be for a deal to be acomplished where the domain would be sold to goober for something like $50, and in return there would be an immidiate stop to any hostility that was forming.

Is that so idiotic?

- Mark

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Sep 19, 2002, 5:00pm

wow do us a favor and don't do us any favors ok?

Leo aka BinaryBud

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Sep 19, 2002, 5:02pm

Where I come from, "very offensive" means "laced with profanity and
insults". If you actually presented your argument in an intelligent
manner, then it's all good. :)

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Goober King
There're those dangerous assumptions again...
robrod at prism.net

Sep 19, 2002, 5:09pm

It does, just not in the context I meant ;)

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Sep 19, 2002, 5:10pm

If i do anything its because I hate large corporations ruling everything..

- Mark
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Sep 19, 2002, 5:19pm

The problem is Worldwide Media, Inc isn't a large corporation. In fact,
it shouldn't even be an "Inc". It's just ONE guy! Head over to the
community NG and read my "If You Insist..." post for all the facts.

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Goober King
Didn't he already read it? *boggle*
robrod at prism.net

Sep 19, 2002, 5:28pm

Grasias :)

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Sep 20, 2002, 9:12am

Learn how to spell "gracias"!

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Sep 20, 2002, 1:12pm

Bull! I told you 3 weeks before it expired that you better pick it up before
a squatter (mostwanteddomains) does but you said pfft no one is going to
want awnews.com that bad, awnews.net and .org isnt registered, i said so?
doesnt mean they still wont pick it up, they know someone will want it.

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AW 3.4 Build: 431
Brock at iceflare.net

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Sep 20, 2002, 1:34pm

I meant "Obviously not" as in, "Obviously you don't hate to say it". :P

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Goober King
Subtlety is lost on some people...
robrod at prism.net

Sep 20, 2002, 2:05pm

¿ Graçias ?

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