Just posted this to NYLPM, thought I'd post it here:
It seems that freakytrigger.com is no more.
The domain name was up for renewal. I wrote to my hosts - nothing. I wrote to my current ISP requesting a transfer - they said they couldnt without the host's permission. Which of course they couldn't get. The domain name expired, and now seems to be in the hands of bulkregister.com, who I assume snap up extinct domains. And as of today, with me looking helplessly on, it keeled over. I tried to re-register but am so far having no luck, and bulkregister.com are asking silly prices because they're trying to 'service' businesses, not music fansites. I'm a bit of a web naif sometimes and maybe I have been here too: I don't know. I feel gutted, frankly, and also very guilty - Ned's editorship was just getting going and it's a shame to have such a rude interruption.
But interruption is what it is. NYLPM and the forum sail on regardless. For now FT is back where it's always been - here. A lot of the links on the front page don't work - over the weekend I'll be cobbling together a micro-site with some links to recent articles.
In the long term? A few options. I get the domain off bulkregister.com if I can - but probably not (it's pricey). FT has a name change and resurfaces as something new and cool - maybe. Most likely is that we move to freakytrigger.co.uk - I've registered the name and I'm sorting out the details of the site. But I don't quite know so don't update your bookmarks yet.
It's particularly annoying that this has happened just when the site seemed to be getting wider recognition, but life and the web are rarely fair. Apologies to all the Entertainment Weekly readers who won't be reading this. And watch this space for more details - as well as the usual nonsense.
Cheers,
Tom
― Tom, Thursday, 26 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
Update - bulkregister.com is much less pricey than I thought it was.
(Still more than I was paying, grrr.) BUT bulkregister.com hasn't put
the site up for sale.
― Tom, Thursday, 26 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
Have you checked freakytriggermag.com? or freakytriggerzine.com? or freakytrigger.org? or f-trig.com? or freaky-trigger.com or .org? There are endless options here.
― Sterling Clover, Thursday, 26 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
Oh all that stuff's available, yeah. The freakytrigger brand is not
dead ;) But since I get a .co.uk site free with my current ISP deal I
might as well make it that unless it's some poxy redirect.
― Tom, Thursday, 26 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
what fool would buy a site called freakytrigger.com? ;)
but, motherfucker! could the timing be any worse?
― fred solinger, Thursday, 26 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
Have you seen what the fuckers did? I tried clicking on the link to
AICON from the current Freaky Trigger website and it said "This
Website Has Moved. Click Here For The New Site!" and the link sends
you to one of those Click Here To Find websites that pay two cents
for clickthroughs. What complete bastards.
― Dave M., Friday, 27 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
Update again: I've been trying to buy back the site, after TOm told
me not to. Unfortunately, assholes just set an asking price on
afternic of $1,000 which is just not something I'm willing to shell
out, and that bulk register site still doesn't list it as available.
So, alas, you guys got screwed out of your domain. Sorry. I tried.
― Ally, Friday, 27 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)