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Orgazmo · 04-01-2004, 03:00 AM

I've got some pretty bad news.

Unfortunately, I dropped the ball (again) with reregistering the Nubblies domain name.

For those of you who weren't here...or those of you who have blocked out the traumatic experience, this exact thing happened about a year ago. The company the domain was registered with sent numerous emails to the email address; however, it's an account "@nubblies.net," one that I never check...so I didn't get the notices. In that instance, a spambastard of a company swooped in to collect the domain name (which can now be viewed here).

For the sake of not having to tell a long story, basically the same thing has happened this time.

You may ask the question, "Well, if you lost the .net domain...how am I still able to access it?"

To that I answer: The domain actually ran up officially on the 28th (as in...3 days ago). Because of the way domain registration works, the domain still appears valid for 5-7 days on the net...even though it's not. It has to do with the servers updating their dns registry and what not...a whole bunch of technical stuff that doesn't matter. What does matter is that the "Nubblies.net" domain name is officially owned by a different person now (it's actually a different spam company...not the same one that stole Nubblies.com). Starting probably Friday...and continuing through Sunday, at an unpredictible rate, Nubblies.net will stop directing traffic to this website and start directing traffic to their spam site. The rate will be different for each person (each network actually...all the people at IU will have it happen at the same time...all the people who use Insight at the same time, etc), but, by probably Sunday...MAYBE Monday, it will be pretty much universally "stolen."

What can we do? Not too damn much. Our only real option is to select a different domain. I, of course, vote that we stay with Nubblies...and simply change the suffix from ".net" to ".org" or something. I don't really care too much.

It's going to suck for a few weeks...like .net did...but eventually we'll come around and we'll end up liking it more than we did .net anyway. Just trust me.

Anyway, we need to get this sorted out QUICKLY before the servers start updating their registry. Does anyone have a better suggestion than:

Nubblies.org

?

If so, let me know. If not, I'll register that domain on Saturday (provided there have been no better suggestions).

I'm really sorry I let this happen again, guys. It's completely my fault. Sorry...

*Update...kinda: Upon looking at the "Nubblies.com" link, it looks like their registration recently ran up too. Maybe with a little luck we'll end up back with that!

[ April 01, 2004, 12:01 AM: Message edited by: Orgazmo ]

Ugly Bastard · 04-01-2004, 03:05 AM

You dumb bastard.

-Ugly Bastard

[ April 01, 2004, 12:05 AM: Message edited by: Ugly Bastard ]

Orgazmo · 04-01-2004, 03:08 AM

Yeah...

Anyway, I'm pretty sure we won't be able to get .com (I think they get first crack to reregister with that company), so do you think we should get .org...or something like .ws or .tv?

Ugly Bastard · 04-01-2004, 03:09 AM

I like Nubblies.owns.it myself.

-Ugly Bastard

Orgazmo · 04-01-2004, 03:10 AM

It's not bad...but the owns.it people put pop-ups on the site...

04-01-2004, 03:10 AM

I'd suggest something crazy like nubblies.co.uk

and if not, .org makes it sound like a self-help group, which is hilarious

[ April 01, 2004, 12:13 AM: Message edited by: DJ FC ]

Orgazmo · 04-01-2004, 03:14 AM

Haha, we could change the slogan.

If you don't get help at Nubblies.org, please, get help somewhere.

Ugly Bastard · 04-01-2004, 03:15 AM

I just can't get over the fact that your sorry ass fucked up again.

-Ugly Bastard

Orgazmo · 04-01-2004, 03:16 AM

Yeah, I even had a few people remind me about a month ago...but I put it off. How's that for feeling like the asshole of the party.

Elegy · 04-01-2004, 03:27 AM

Personally, I'm all about:
Nubblies.edu
What they don't teach you in school, bitch!

Saint DH · 04-01-2004, 03:27 AM

I think .org will work out nicely. Oh well shit happens. .org doesn't even sound that bad I don't think.

Orgazmo · 04-01-2004, 03:28 AM

That'd be nice and all...but I don't think they're too loose with the .edu domains.

Elegy · 04-01-2004, 03:32 AM

Fine, I'll settle for
Nubblies.gov then.
"Ruining lives one vote at a time"

Cocktooth · 04-01-2004, 03:35 AM

Hey man....shit happens..i majust ahppy to be apart of this great organnization....you keep working hard and ill keep posting my bull shit no matter what the fucking name is dawg.....i wish i knew who everyone was though....but its coo....keep on keepin on bro han

Ugly Bastard · 04-01-2004, 03:38 AM

Don't say that shit to him...he's fucking worthless for fucking up like this again. We had something really good going with Nubblies.Net

-Ugly Bastard

Orgazmo · 04-01-2004, 03:39 AM

And I'm sure we'll get a good thing going with .org...or whatever it may be. Thanks for the support, Shaw. I really appreciate it.

Cocktooth · 04-01-2004, 03:46 AM

hey you know im here for you bro...im a compassionate guy....in a straight ok with my sexuality sort of way you know!!! *hits chest*

Mr. Blonde · 04-01-2004, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shaw:
...i wish i knew who everyone was though...

Alright, how about we make the nubblies get together the weekend of May 8th? or any other weekend...I can make it home as long as its during the weekend...now all we need is people to agree and a person to host this shit

[ April 01, 2004, 12:52 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Blonde ]

Pliedes · 04-01-2004, 03:50 AM

.net always sounded good, but .org really doesn't flow at all. I'd vote for almost anything but that one.

Why don't we just have a temporary one we can get for free (and reroute the site to the blueoptic servers), and wait to see if .com becomes availible again.

...and it's a good thing that magic sexbear paint hasn't started to come through yet...

Percipere'Chan · 04-01-2004, 04:09 AM

Ah, is $7 really expensive for a year of using nubblies.net? I could be wrong but I thought that was pretty cheap.

Orgasmo, if the company you supplied a link to is the one that got the name, why not just pay the $7?

I feel like I'm missing something here.

Edit: If 'dotster' is the company who owns the nubblies.net address now, it still looks as though it'll only cost $7 to get it back. I'm probably wrong somehow, but I thought it was worth mentioning.

[ April 01, 2004, 01:14 AM: Message edited by: Percipere'Chan ]

St. Anky · 04-01-2004, 04:16 AM

How about some new shirts to christen the new name? I wouldn't mind a new St. Anky tee. Gee, that kind of reminds me of the Mighty Ducks 2 and that old swedish dude. Badass... anyways, I think Gaz should get fuckin herpes for his twicely committed mortal sin.

[ April 01, 2004, 01:16 AM: Message edited by: St. Anky ]

StabMaster Arson · 04-01-2004, 04:19 AM

here's an idea... we could go ahead and change things up a little more than just the suffix. A quick little search found that www.dieyoufuck.com is not in use?

04-01-2004, 03:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
DJ FC Guest Posts: n/a	I'd suggest something crazy like nubblies.co.uk and if not, .org makes it sound like a self-help group, which is hilarious [ April 01, 2004, 12:13 AM: Message edited by: DJ FC ]
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04-01-2004, 03:35 AM	#14 (permalink)
Cocktooth Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warsaw Posts: 4,220 Internets: 124047	Hey man....shit happens..i majust ahppy to be apart of this great organnization....you keep working hard and ill keep posting my bull shit no matter what the fucking name is dawg.....i wish i knew who everyone was though....but its coo....keep on keepin on bro han
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04-01-2004, 03:46 AM	#17 (permalink)
Cocktooth Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warsaw Posts: 4,220 Internets: 124047	hey you know im here for you bro...im a compassionate guy....in a straight ok with my sexuality sort of way you know!!! hits chest
	Nubblies: If we put up with Felix, we will put up with you too.

04-01-2004, 04:09 AM	#20 (permalink)
Percipere'Chan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: My Machine Posts: 460 Internets: -238	Ah, is $7 really expensive for a year of using nubblies.net? I could be wrong but I thought that was pretty cheap. Orgasmo, if the company you supplied a link to is the one that got the name, why not just pay the $7? I feel like I'm missing something here. Edit: If 'dotster' is the company who owns the nubblies.net address now, it still looks as though it'll only cost $7 to get it back. I'm probably wrong somehow, but I thought it was worth mentioning. [ April 01, 2004, 01:14 AM: Message edited by: Percipere'Chan ]
	Dead, death, grim on a pale horse, empty, hollow, inanimate, fataled, black curtained, annihilated.

04-01-2004, 04:19 AM	#22 (permalink)
StabMaster Arson Roscoe P. Coldchain Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Stabbin Cabin Posts: 2,759 Internets: 1425	here's an idea... we could go ahead and change things up a little more than just the suffix. A quick little search found that www.dieyoufuck.com is not in use?
	LEGALIZE CRIME!

04-01-2004, 03:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,733 Internets: 311447	I've got some pretty bad news. Unfortunately, I dropped the ball (again) with reregistering the Nubblies domain name. For those of you who weren't here...or those of you who have blocked out the traumatic experience, this exact thing happened about a year ago. The company the domain was registered with sent numerous emails to the email address; however, it's an account "@nubblies.net," one that I never check...so I didn't get the notices. In that instance, a spambastard of a company swooped in to collect the domain name (which can now be viewed here). For the sake of not having to tell a long story, basically the same thing has happened this time. You may ask the question, "Well, if you lost the .net domain...how am I still able to access it?" To that I answer: The domain actually ran up officially on the 28th (as in...3 days ago). Because of the way domain registration works, the domain still appears valid for 5-7 days on the net...even though it's not. It has to do with the servers updating their dns registry and what not...a whole bunch of technical stuff that doesn't matter. What does matter is that the "Nubblies.net" domain name is officially owned by a different person now (it's actually a different spam company...not the same one that stole Nubblies.com). Starting probably Friday...and continuing through Sunday, at an unpredictible rate, Nubblies.net will stop directing traffic to this website and start directing traffic to their spam site. The rate will be different for each person (each network actually...all the people at IU will have it happen at the same time...all the people who use Insight at the same time, etc), but, by probably Sunday...MAYBE Monday, it will be pretty much universally "stolen." What can we do? Not too damn much. Our only real option is to select a different domain. I, of course, vote that we stay with Nubblies...and simply change the suffix from ".net" to ".org" or something. I don't really care too much. It's going to suck for a few weeks...like .net did...but eventually we'll come around and we'll end up liking it more than we did .net anyway. Just trust me. Anyway, we need to get this sorted out QUICKLY before the servers start updating their registry. Does anyone have a better suggestion than: Nubblies.org ? If so, let me know. If not, I'll register that domain on Saturday (provided there have been no better suggestions). I'm really sorry I let this happen again, guys. It's completely my fault. Sorry... *Update...kinda: Upon looking at the "Nubblies.com" link, it looks like their registration recently ran up too. Maybe with a little luck we'll end up back with that! [ April 01, 2004, 12:01 AM: Message edited by: Orgazmo ]

04-01-2004, 03:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	You dumb bastard. -Ugly Bastard [ April 01, 2004, 12:05 AM: Message edited by: Ugly Bastard ]

04-01-2004, 03:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,733 Internets: 311447	Yeah... Anyway, I'm pretty sure we won't be able to get .com (I think they get first crack to reregister with that company), so do you think we should get .org...or something like .ws or .tv?

04-01-2004, 03:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	I like Nubblies.owns.it myself. -Ugly Bastard

04-01-2004, 03:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,733 Internets: 311447	It's not bad...but the owns.it people put pop-ups on the site...

04-01-2004, 03:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,733 Internets: 311447	Haha, we could change the slogan. If you don't get help at Nubblies.org, please, get help somewhere.

04-01-2004, 03:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	I just can't get over the fact that your sorry ass fucked up again. -Ugly Bastard

04-01-2004, 03:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,733 Internets: 311447	Yeah, I even had a few people remind me about a month ago...but I put it off. How's that for feeling like the asshole of the party.

04-01-2004, 03:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
Elegy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bloomington Posts: 197 Internets: 10	Personally, I'm all about: Nubblies.edu What they don't teach you in school, bitch!

04-01-2004, 03:27 AM	#11 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,150 Internets: 284753	I think .org will work out nicely. Oh well shit happens. .org doesn't even sound that bad I don't think.

04-01-2004, 03:28 AM	#12 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,733 Internets: 311447	That'd be nice and all...but I don't think they're too loose with the .edu domains.

04-01-2004, 03:32 AM	#13 (permalink)
Elegy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bloomington Posts: 197 Internets: 10	Fine, I'll settle for Nubblies.gov then. "Ruining lives one vote at a time"

04-01-2004, 03:38 AM	#15 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	Don't say that shit to him...he's fucking worthless for fucking up like this again. We had something really good going with Nubblies.Net -Ugly Bastard

04-01-2004, 03:39 AM	#16 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,733 Internets: 311447	And I'm sure we'll get a good thing going with .org...or whatever it may be. Thanks for the support, Shaw. I really appreciate it.

04-01-2004, 03:50 AM	#19 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	.net always sounded good, but .org really doesn't flow at all. I'd vote for almost anything but that one. Why don't we just have a temporary one we can get for free (and reroute the site to the blueoptic servers), and wait to see if .com becomes availible again. ...and it's a good thing that magic sexbear paint hasn't started to come through yet...

04-01-2004, 04:16 AM	#21 (permalink)
St. Anky Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,581 Internets: 6603	How about some new shirts to christen the new name? I wouldn't mind a new St. Anky tee. Gee, that kind of reminds me of the Mighty Ducks 2 and that old swedish dude. Badass... anyways, I think Gaz should get fuckin herpes for his twicely committed mortal sin. [ April 01, 2004, 01:16 AM: Message edited by: St. Anky ]