We might need a FAQ on all the reasons, as well as the suggest methods,
appropriate content, etc for doing such. Willing to host it on the new
domain I will register in the morning 'openpilloryfoundation.com'. Of
course, I will be sure to get .net, .org, .tv, .std, .biz, .edu (it is a
learning experience) and
.whatawasteofbandwithandIapologizeforassumingthatpeoplehadbetterthingstodoth
anbeatonFaust
> Until then, how does this affect you, that you have to pillory Faust about
> it repeatedly? God knows there are plenty of better reasons to pillory
him.
> (Just kidding, Faust!)
>
> Martin L. Shoemaker
> Emerald Software, Inc. -- Custom Software and UML Training
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> www.EmeraldSoftwareInc.com
> www.UMLBootCamp.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lynn
> Fredricks
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 11:27 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Domain Abuse (was RE: [ogf-d20-l] FAQ)
>
>
> > there to get to the .org anyway, so anyone can still get there. I could
> > understand the gripe if he didn't give visitors a link to the "official"
> > site that they may be looking for and was pretending to be the official
> > site, but he isn't.
> >
> > So get off his back and drop it!
>
> I don't think so. He is not only taking commercial advantage of copying
> someone's domain name (yes, it would be different if it was OGFfaqs.com,
or
> the like -- that would not get autocompleted by the browser to misdirect
the
> user away from the .org site), but also claims that he is using it as
> political leverage to help pursuade WotC to his way of doing business.
This
> is heavily snipped, sorry (I dont know if there is an archive for this
list,
> but if so, go back and read) - front and end quotes are mine
>
> "I have made no secret of the circumstances under which I will freely
donate
> all of these resources to the Open Gaming Foundation. Here we are a year
> later after tha announcement that "The Open Gaming Foundation" would be
> created as an independent organization "within the next few months" and
> several things have not happened which cause a great deal of alarm in some
> circles."
>
> So he may turn these over if WotC complies with his idea of the OGF.
Doesnt
> that sound like a "bad faith domain name acquisition" to you?
>
> Whatever Ryan plans to do, is, well, up to him. Ive already recommended
> discussing with NSI or other legal action. The fact is, as time goes on,
it
> is going to become easier and easier to exercise rights in regard to
domain
> names. If Faust wants to sit on the domain until WotC decides to take
> action, that is just more time in which they can calculate accumulated
> damages.
>
>
> --Lynn
>
