Where's the Beef??

> My SFTP access isn't working anymore. Without that, I can't
> upload anything. I'm assuming whoever is in charge now
> disabled all the old users. That's pretty much the extent
> of my knowledge.

It's not housed on my server anymore.
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Whats scary is that if shit breaks right now, will this mysterious person be around to fix it? If not we are all passengers sailing on a ship without a crew.<img src=smilies/errrr.gif>
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this is the best post in this entire thread.
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> Sam clearly has no desire
> to ever give up the domain (and that's assuming he even
> truly owns it). These sort of requests always fall on deaf
> ears.

Ha....the speculation is amusing. Now the new conspiracy is that I never owned the site.

You people....really. Wow.
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I think you've gotten confused at some point along the way...the moderators and people marked as administrators on the message boards, as far as I know, don't have access to the site (I certainly don't). Nor has there been any offer made to moderators to become staff members, unless I'm the only one who didn't get one...which I guess is possible ;>
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I don't know why people would ever equate Ryan being unbanned with being an improvement to the boards, his association with the site was an embarrassment from the start (racial slurs, childish behaviour...) Definitely there needs to be something done to liven up the boards if people want to keep them going, but do everyone a favour and leave him wherever he's left to. :>
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Incidentally, the whois record of the site is available for anyone to read...I think it makes it fairly clear who the domain belongs to. :>

Whois Server Version 2.0

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.

Domain Name: ZOPHAR.NET
Registrar: DOTSTER, INC.
Whois Server: whois.dotster.com
Referral URL: http://www.dotster.com
Name Server: NS1.ZOPHAR.COM
Name Server: NS2.ZOPHAR.COM
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 14-nov-2007
Creation Date: 27-sep-1998
Expiration Date: 26-sep-2010

>>> Last update of whois database: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:48:09 UTC <<<

NOTICE: The expiration date displayed in this record is the date the
registrar's sponsorship of the domain name registration in the registry is
currently set to expire. This date does not necessarily reflect the expiration
date of the domain name registrant's agreement with the sponsoring
registrar. Users may consult the sponsoring registrar's Whois database to
view the registrar's reported date of expiration for this registration.

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Registrant:
Michaels
813 Factory Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
US

Registrar: DOTSTER
Domain Name: ZOPHAR.NET
Created on: 27-SEP-98
Expires on: 26-SEP-10
Last Updated on: 18-OCT-07

Administrative, Technical Contact:
E, Samuel domains@samthecomputerman.com
Michaels
813 Factory Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
US
717-555-1234


Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.ZOPHAR.COM
NS2.ZOPHAR.COM

End of Whois Information

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> Ha....the speculation is amusing. Now the new conspiracy is
> that I never owned the site.
>
> You people....really. Wow.

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You just said you no longer have SFTP access and all that. One can very easily infer that you may not own the domain any longer.
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You do realize that you can type anything you want into those WHOIS forms, right? They don't get verified under normal circumstances. They're wonderful for internet speculation, though.

If the domain were to change ownership, the new owner may never get around to updating the WHOIS info.

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Yes, that is true. I suppose I thought it might help the conversation if I added some factual information into the equation, but I'm guessing it won't. :> In either case I'm not asking you to believe one thing or another, I'm just pointing out what the whois record says, not what it means or what it could mean, or what I want it to mean, etc.

Anyway, keep free to keep speculating, because as far as I can tell there isn't any clear information anyway :>
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> Anyway, keep free to keep speculating, because as far as I
> can tell there isn't any clear information anyway :>

I'd rather not, I don't really care who's running this thing <img src=smilies/magbiggrin.gif>

Sorry if my reply came off kinda jerkish. I just find WHOIS information to be about as authoritative as Wikipedia articles. They tend to look really accurate, but it doesn't mean they are.
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And that, of course, is what everyone is after: site traffic. Nobody wants to make their own emulation site and have to deal with it possibly being a failure or having to stick with it while you're still slowly gaining members. Every time I see these threads, all I see is someone saying "give me the zophar.net domain". Sam clearly has no desire to ever give up the domain (and that's assuming he even truly owns it). These sort of requests always fall on deaf ears.

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I want a "revitalized" ZD as much as anyone else and I've watched the many, many threads about this with great interest. I really think you hit the nail on the head here…starting a new site is way too risky and people want to take advantage of the built in name recognition / reputation of this site. Not like there’s anything wrong with that but call it what it is.

I don’t understand that vilification going on. It doesn’t make much sense and at this point in the game, it’s pointless.

A new site (either ZD or a new one) would be great to have around…personally, I’m very much out of touch and that’s due to a lack of a single Emulation hub.

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He was that troll that grows on you.
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>I can understand the nostalgia factor and not wanting to see
> such a great site fall into (further) disarray, but, in ZD's
> case, you're way too late.

I am glad that you can understand it from the nostalgia factor and point of view, which in fact is part of my mindset on this particular issue.

What makes this different in my case is that I am not some dude with only 1-4 posts that comes in here deciding to cause trouble by making such a thread in an obvious attempt to troll the message board.

Just to let you and the rest know. I don't want the name, domain, prestige, etc. It's fine where it's at right now.

The thing is that if you guys state that it's going to die, then know when you look in the mirror that you had some part to play at the end of this website and community. I myself, I can look in the mirror and know that I've done my part and even I am talking to you guys about this issue, seemingly by myself.

I did not chose to make this decision lightly in talking about how this community is dying, but I am a believer that it's going to happen since some of you are talking this way. I don't want nothing other than to see the site prosper. Doesn't have nothing to do with being an idealist, or wanting the popularity. I am fine working on my romhacking projects, etc.

Now, you all should ask yourself this question. What do you guys want?

(Yes, I have read all about the access problems, etc. It would take every person here to deal with the problems this site has. Including the person that can give access.)






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> (Yes, I have read all about the access problems, etc. It
> would take every person here to deal with the problems this
> site has. Including the person that can give access.)

I don't know for sure, but I don't think whoever is in charge now reads these boards. As we've already said numerous times, no one who's posted in this thread has any control over anything anymore.

This isn't a democracy. You're not accomplishing anything by trying to rally support for something that can't be done or trying to make people feel guilty for something they have no control over. Like I said before, if you want to see this site as something more than an archive and you'd like to have a hand in it, get in touch with the new owner(s). From what I understand, ZD gets a fair amount of traffic as simply an archive. I'd be surprised if the new owner wasn't interested in improving it in some capacity, if for no reason other than to generate more hits/ad revenue.
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> I'd be surprised if the new owner wasn't
> interested in improving it in some capacity, if for no
> reason other than to generate more hits/ad revenue.

I believe that's something that SwampGas could do. I bet that he would know more than anyone else would. All he had to do make the connections with you guys and the rest is history.

I would like to state that I am done talking about this now. I have stated my complaint, how I feel and how I would like this site to continue on as is. I don't think there is nothing wrong with that.


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> The thing is that if you guys state that it's going to die,
> then know when you look in the mirror that you had some part
> to play at the end of this website and community.

The point I was trying to get across is that this website and this community are not attached at the hip. You can create a new site and, if it's good like ZD used to be in its prime, the community will migrate and grow. I don't want to see the community die, I want it to accept ZD as the useful emulation archive it has become and move on to a new active site.

You really seem to have the ambition to create the next ZD. I hope that you do.
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> Whats scary is that if shit breaks right now, will this
> mysterious person be around to fix it? If not we are all
> passengers sailing on a ship without a crew.

That's something I kinda wondered...it seems like no one knows quite who this person is. <img src=smilies/errrr.gif>
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