I recieved an email last night from Baja Forums. Is that you? Same format. www.bajafourms.com. want to link to my bajasite.kBajaNomad - 12-2-2002 at 11:53 AM
I imagine I received the same email (from "Barry?").
A simple check of WHOIS (http://www.easywhois.net) reveals that it's the same ownership as bajaquest.com:
Domain Name(s):
bajaforums.com
bajaquest.com
Registrant:
Bliss Adrian Richards
LodiWeb Internet Services
P.O. Box 311
Woodbridge CA
95258-0311 US
web@blissrichards.com
box1@blissrichards.com
Tel: +1.2093681157
Fax: +1.2093694929
bajaforums.com:
Created on: 2002-Nov-25.
Expires on: 2003-Nov-25.
Domain servers:
NS1.WH18.INFOPOP.NET
NS2.WH18.INFOPOP.NET
They also appear to be hosting the forum at infopop, creators of UBB, which is the same software that Amigos de Baja are using. Notice the domain was
registered last week (11/25/02).
And no, there's no connection besides they've got one or two links to my sites from the new site.
Barry Richards and Bliss Richards are one in the same.
--
Doug
[Edited on 12-2-2002 by BajaNomad]Keri - 12-2-2002 at 07:15 PM
Is this a ripoff of your board?. I don't quite understand. It is the same format as yours.Is nothing sacred? or just total free for all..kBajaNomad - 12-2-2002 at 10:54 PM
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Originally posted by Keri
Is this a ripoff of your board?. I don't quite understand. It is the same format as yours.Is nothing sacred? or just total free for all..k
While I sincerely appreciate your concern, I don't feel I've been ripped off. By a fluke chance I put a
newer-style bulletin board online before a few others (and not that long before), and these boards are a natural evolution for this type of content.
If you look at it, the bajaforums main board has been "styled" a little closer to the Amigos de Baja board than this one. Both boards use UBB
software (most likely a coincidence). The first two forum names are identical. Most of the descriptions for each of those two forums have been
copied word-for-word as well (minus one reference to "Amigos de Baja").
I noticed that bajaforums also uses a frame to make it appear that Fred Metcalf's site is part of the content of bajaforums. I don't know if
permission was sought for that or not. Just an observation.
Overall, having more boards to choose from will only benefit users over the long-run, as the boards with the most traffic will have to adapt or lose
visitors. Without the other boards providing this sort of incentive, there's little reason to change "for the better."Keri - 12-3-2002 at 07:40 AM
Okay , I'll relax . So I'm overprotective Huh? been told that before,
Thanks for explaining. k
Thanks for explaining. k