@Daniel

Quote from: ClockTower on December 29, 2011, 12:02:04 AM

So you're just trying to take the name from Daniel, and not really interested in improving the site. I guess that I expected better from you.

A page of tennis shoe advertisements would be a great improvement. It would force people to go to the .net site, where things will actually improve.

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Again, did you give up of Columbia University?

Start a thread if you wish to speak to me about an off-topic subject.

If you think destroying .org is a great improvement, then you really need to rethink that. It sounds to me more like a young player taking home the only bat because he didn't get to pitch. Surely you could built a better site and then get traffic by providing better, more interesting topics and support. Why not win by capitalism rather than trying to destroy someone else's work?

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If you think destroying .org is a great improvement, then you really need to rethink that. It sounds to me more like a young player taking home the only bat because he didn't get to pitch. Surely you could built a better site and then get traffic by providing better, more interesting topics and support. Why not win by capitalism rather than trying to destroy someone else's work?

The flood of RE noobs aren't going to go to any other site, only this one. Anyone who tries to start a site will only be talking with themselves like John Davis at .net.

This isn't a business. It's a social activity. People take the easiest route. Do you hang out with your friends at the Starbucks in your town, or the one three towns over? This site is at the top of Google and it needs to either be taken up by someone new, or eliminated altogether. Either one would be fine and make for a better Flat Earth Society. It does not matter if the improvement takes place here or at .net.

All I read there was lame excuses. Do start to act like an adult. Take responsibility for you actions. Stop knocking down other's sand castles, just because they built theirs better and first. There's a reason the Daniel has such a good Google ranking. Learn to compete fairly please.

Quote from: ClockTower on December 29, 2011, 12:33:05 AM

All I read there was lame excuses. Do start to act like an adult. Take responsibility for you actions. Stop knocking down other's sand castles, just because they built theirs better and first. There's a reason the Daniel has such a good Google ranking. Learn to compete fairly please.

There is no fair competition. What you're saying to do is akin to telling someone to start a resturant business in the middle of the pacific ocean, hundreds of miles from civilization. That's not how competition works.

The restaurant needs equal access to the population to fairly compete. The .net site dwindled and died because it did not have equal access. The .org site is unfairly monopolizing the resources, which is why it needs to die or improve.

Quote from: Parsifal on December 27, 2011, 09:32:32 PM

Quote from: Tom Bishop on December 27, 2011, 10:06:13 AM

Quote from: Parsifal on December 26, 2011, 08:06:52 PM

>claims to understand the internet [sic]
>using a web whois proxy
>implying it's not trivial to register a domain name with fake contact information

Registrars are required by ICANN to routinely remind customers to update their contact info. One can ultimately lose the domain if the whois info is bogus.

There is a big difference between registry policy is what actually happens in practice.

Canceling domains with bogus whois info is what happens in practice.

What if I need to serve Daniel with a lawsuit and can't because of his fake whois info?

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So are you going to actually do something for once instead of just bitching about someone else?

I've made my complaint. I suggest others who wish to see change with this site do the same.

Registrars are required by ICANN to routinely remind customers to update their contact info. One can ultimately lose the domain if the whois info is bogus.

What exactly is wrong with you?  Do you honestly have nothing better to do with your time than harass people via ICANN?  I'm sorry I haven't been active on the forums recently but I've had some fairly serious family issues to deal with recently and that's taken priority.  I have, however, made sure the site as a whole has been running smoothly (no downtime, no technical problems), so I'm not sure you could make a reasonable argument for 'neglect' or any of the other frivolous accusations you've made.  Since you claim to have an interest in improving the site and clearly have an excess of free time, please spend it doing something more constructive than trying to destroy a popular and well-liked site simply out of spite.

I sure we all hope for a speedy and happy resolution to the family issues and totally agree that family comes first. Oh, and thanks for everything.

I don't know if anybody else contacted Daniel, but I know that I was one that emailed him regarding Tom Bishop and this thread. I hope Tom got perma-banned. Good riddance.

The obvious solution, as I said to Daniel in the mod board, is very simple. Daniel needs to delegate technical and decision-making responsibility the same way he delegates moderating responsibility. In other words, he needs to let us make some decisions in his absence, and appoint a technical administrator so that we can actually act upon them.

Having politely (and at some length) made the above suggestions, which I felt to be both obvious and reasonable, I received no response from Daniel, even though he replied to the thread several days later.

I just wish he'd loosen the reins and let others help out more. It would be good for everyone involved, and above all good for the Flat Earth Society.

What exactly is wrong with you?  Do you honestly have nothing better to do with your time than harass people via ICANN?  I'm sorry I haven't been active on the forums recently but I've had some fairly serious family issues to deal with recently and that's taken priority.  I have, however, made sure the site as a whole has been running smoothly (no downtime, no technical problems), so I'm not sure you could make a reasonable argument for 'neglect' or any of the other frivolous accusations you've made.  Since you claim to have an interest in improving the site and clearly have an excess of free time, please spend it doing something more constructive than trying to destroy a popular and well-liked site simply out of spite.

Hey, I was doing something to help this society.

ICANN has no jurisdiction over the society itself.

Quote from: Tom Bishop on December 29, 2011, 09:18:06 AM

I understand that family/career comes first, but that's not an excuse to abandon one's post.

Tom, you're arguing with yourself there. Let us if Tom is right and family comes first, or Tom has a point that one should never abandon one's post.

It's also been mentioned several times that you are free to start your own FES and FES web site, just like John Davis has.

Alright, here's a question. Other than host Wiki, what exactly is there for Daniel to do? Everyone's complaining that he isn't doing his job, but what, exactly, are you expecting him to do? Post moar?

I'm pretty sure that only Daniel can delegate responsibility.  I think that given the scarcity with which both our current admins are active, a new one would be nice.  And given the fact that a number of mods have been less active or outright inactive lately we could probably use a couple more of them too.  And the default theme of the board is rather hideous.  I also think Wilmore's idea of a technical administrator in case something happens and Daniel's unable to deal with it is a good one.

Alright, here's a question. Other than host Wiki, what exactly is there for Daniel to do?

Quote from: Roundy the Truthinessist on December 29, 2011, 06:57:54 PM

I'm pretty sure that only Daniel can delegate responsibility.  I think that given the scarcity with which both our current admins are active, a new one would be nice.  And given the fact that a number of mods have been less active or outright inactive lately we could probably use a couple more of them too.  And the default theme of the board is rather hideous.  I also think Wilmore's idea of a technical administrator in case something happens and Daniel's unable to deal with it is a good one.

These are all great ideas, but they are all met with the same problem. The 'Daniel' problem.